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Tag: Lophelia

Conservation & Environment Coral Organisms

Protection For Deep-Water Corals Close

Dr. M September 21, 2009 CoralCrabdeep seaEnvironmental Defense FundFloridaLopheliaNOAANorth Carolinareeftrawling

From the wire… A vast stretch of deepsea coral reefs in the south Atlantic passed a key step toward full federal protection as a special…

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Deep Sea Corals and Methane Seeps

Kevin Zelnio July 25, 2009 active gas seepageBest of ZelnioCarbonCoralEcologyenergy sourcefood chainsGulf of MexicoLopheliamethaneMethane SeepNitrogenProvannaseepStable Isotopesulfurtrophic level

This is a tale of cause and effect in the deep sea woven by threads of hypotheses held together by the loom of targeted sampling…

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Fish Gadgets & Gear Organisms Scientist! Vessels and Equipment

Reflections on the Johnson Sea-link: Dr. Cordes

Peter Etnoyer June 3, 2009 Erik CordesLopheliamola-molaOcean SunfishSea-LinkTemple University

Dr. Erik Cordes is an Assistant Professor at Temple University specializing in the ecology of cold-seep and deep coral communities. He was Chief Scientist on…

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Coral Organisms

Deep-corals provide habitat for numerous associated species

Peter Etnoyer May 2, 2008 AnthozoaCatsharkCoralFish NurserygorgonianHabitatLopheliaNicheOctocoralOculinaPlumarellaPrimnoaRockfishScleractinia

The biodiversity of Lophelia pertusa bioherms in the North Atlantic rivals the diversity of a shallow water tropical reef. More than 800 associated species have been documented in association.

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