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| Reveillaud, J; Freiwald, A; Van Rooij, D; Le Guilloux, Erwan; Altuna, A; Foubert, A; Vanreusel, A; Olu, Karine; Henriet, J. |
| Studies on the distribution of scleractinian corals in the Bay of Biscay were relatively numerous during the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century. Yet, recent reports are scattered, sometimes unpublished, and therefore knowledge about the current coral occurrence in the area is limited. This study aims at compiling the available historical and more recently collected information on the occurrence of scleractinian corals in the Bay of Biscay. Data from two recent cruises are included and compared with previous explored coral sites from as early as 1830 up to 1995. A database of 347 records including 34 described species of scleractinians highlights that the slope of the Bay of Biscay is an important habitat for scleractinians. This could... |
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Palavras-chave: Biodiversity; Bay of Biscay; Slope; Scleractinia; Cold water corals. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2008/publication-4503.pdf |
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| Sarrazin, Jozee; Walter, Cecile; Sarradin, Pierre-marie; Brind'Amour, Anik; Desbruyeres, Daniel; Briand, Patrick; Fabri, Marie-claire; Van Gaever, S; Vanreusel, A; Bachraty, Charleyne; Thiebaut, E. |
| The composition, biomass and diversity of the fauna in a Bathymodiolus thermophilus mussel assemblage colonizing diffuse flow areas on the SEPR is described and compared with biological characteristics of other hydrothermal assemblages. The spatio-temporal dynamics of temperatures over fine scales within the mussel habitat are characterized using newly-developed statistical approaches. Temperature data obtained from two adjacent habitats (a cirriped assemblage and a bare substratum) are compared. The results of the temperature data show that the mean temperature and the temperature variations were significantly higher in the mussel assemblage (mean temperature: 4.12 +/- 1.85 degrees C) in comparison with 2.40 +/- 0.14 degrees C in the cirriped assemblage... |
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Palavras-chave: East Pacific Rise; Temperature dynamics; Biomass; Diversity; Bathymodiolus thermophilus; Mussel assemblage; Hydrothermal vents. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-3570.pdf |
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