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| Le Guilloux, E.; Olu, Karine; Bourillet, Jean-francois; Savoye, Bruno; Iglesias, S. P.; Sibuet, Myriam. |
| The West African continental slope is an important theatre for geological survey prospecting and drilling for hydrocarbons but little is known about local deep-sea biological communities at these depths. While shallow-water reefs are common and well-known features in the tropics, only few records of deep-water corals exist at low latitudes, and most of them have been reported by historical oceanographic cruises undertaking circum-navigations of the world. This study, based on a multi-disciplinary approach, presents a description of newly discovered deep-water coral reef communities along the Angola margin. Data from ROV, multibeam bathymetry, side-scan sonar and seismics from a deep-towed acoustic system (SAR) were used to describe the morphology of the... |
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Palavras-chave: Lucinids; Habitat mapping; ROV; Lophelia pertusa; Deep sea corals; Angola margin. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-7403.pdf |
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| Carlier, A.; Le Guilloux, E.; Olu, Karine; Sarrazin, Jozee; Mastrototaro, F.; Taviani, M.; Clavier, J.. |
| Cold-water corals (CWC) are frequently reported from deep sites with locally accelerated currents that enhance seabed food particle supply. Moreover, zooplankton likely account for ecologically important prey items, but their contribution to CWC diet remains unquantified. We investigated the benthic food web structure of the recently discovered Santa Maria di Leuca (SML) CWC province (300 to 1100 m depth) located in the oligotrophic northern Ionian Sea. We analyzed stable isotopes (delta C-13 and delta N-15) of the main consumers (including ubiquitous CWC species) exhibiting different feeding strategies, zooplankton, suspended particulate organic matter (POM) and sedimented organic matter (SOM). Zooplankton and POM were collected 3 m above the coral... |
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Palavras-chave: Particulate organic matter; Zooplankton; Stable isotopes; Food web; Mediterranean Sea; Benthic community; Cold water corals. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-7450.pdf |
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