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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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| 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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