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| Wheeler, Andrew J.; Beyer, A; Freiwald, A; De Haas, H; Huvenne, V. A. I.; Kozachenko, M; Olu, Karine; Opderbecke, Jan. |
| Cold-water coral carbonate mounds, owing their presence mainly to the framework building coral Lophelia pertusa and the activity of associated organisms, are common along the European margin with their spatial distribution allowing them to be divided into a number of mound provinces. Variation in mound attributes are explored via a series of case studies on mound provinces that have been the most intensely investigated: Belgica, Hovland, Pelagia, Logachev and Norwegian Mounds. Morphological variation between mound provinces is discussed under the premise that mound morphology is an expression of the environmental conditions under which mounds are initiated and grow. Cold-water coral carbonate mounds can be divided into those exhibiting "inherited"... |
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Palavras-chave: Seabed mapping; Environmental setting; Morphology; Cold water coral; Carbonate mound. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2007/publication-2411.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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