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Frank, Norbert; Freiwald, Andre; Lopez Correa, Matthias; Wienberg, Claudia; Eisele, Markus; Hebbeln, Dierk; Van Rooij, David; Henriet, Jean-pierre; Colin, Christophe; Van Weering, Tjeerd; De Haas, Henk; Buhl-mortensen, Pal; Roberts, J. Murray; De Mol, Ben; Douville, Eric; Blamart, Dominique; Hatte, Christine. |
U-series age patterns obtained on reef framework-forming cold-water corals collected over a nearly 6000-km-long continental margin sector, extending from off Mauritania (17 degrees N; northwest Africa) to the southwestern Barents Sea (70 degrees N; northeastern Europe), reveal strong climate influences on the geographical distribution and sustained development of these ecosystems. Over the past three glacial-interglacial cycles, framework-forming cold-water corals (Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata) seem to have predominantly populated reefs, canyons, and patches in the temperate East Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Above 50 degrees N corals colonize reefs in the northern East Atlantic primarily during warm climate periods with the biogeographic... |
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Ano: 2011 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00214/32554/31025.pdf |
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Frank, Norbert; Ricard, Estelle; Lutringer-paquet, Audrey; Van Der Land, Cees; Colin, Christophe; Blamart, Dominique; Foubert, Anneleen; Van Rooij, David; Henriet, Jean-pierre; De Haas, Henk; Van Weering, Tjeerd. |
U-series dating of constructional cold-water corals is a powerful tool to reconstruct the evolution of corals on carbonate mounds. Here we have investigated the time framework of corals such as Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata on five different mound settings of the eastern North Atlantic (on Rockall Bank and in Porcupine Seabight), sampled at variable depth and location (610-880 m water depth). We have found that the past 11 ka reflect a period generally favourable for coral development. We further determined local mound growth rates and identified mound surface erosion (framework collapse) during times of active coral framework construction. "Local" vertical mound growth rates vary between less than 5 cm ka(-1) and up to 220 cm ka(-1). We interpret... |
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Palavras-chave: Carbonate mound; Deep sea corals; U-series dating; Climate; Rockall Bank; Porcupine Seabight. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00219/33060/31574.pdf |
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