‘Patch’ development of the deep-water coral Lophelia Pertusa (L.) on Rockall Bank
Submersible observations have been made on‘ patches’ of the deep-water coral Lophelia pertusa (L.) occurring on Rockall Bank, north-east Atlantic. It is suggested that an initial colony gives rise to a ring of younger colonies. These in turn give rise to further rings of colonies, thus enlarging the...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0025315400046257 2024-06-23T07:54:29+00:00 ‘Patch’ development of the deep-water coral Lophelia Pertusa (L.) on Rockall Bank Wilson, J. B. 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400046257 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400046257 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 59, issue 1, page 165-177 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 journal-article 1979 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400046257 2024-06-05T04:04:53Z Submersible observations have been made on‘ patches’ of the deep-water coral Lophelia pertusa (L.) occurring on Rockall Bank, north-east Atlantic. It is suggested that an initial colony gives rise to a ring of younger colonies. These in turn give rise to further rings of colonies, thus enlarging the ‘patch’. The transition from stage to stage depends on portions of living colonies, weakened by clionid sponge attacks, breaking off and falling away from the colony so providing the substrate for the development of later colonies, thus enabling lateral increase in the size of the ‘patch’ to take place. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lophelia pertusa North East Atlantic Cambridge University Press Rockall Bank ENVELOPE(-16.519,-16.519,55.821,55.821) Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 59 1 165 177 |
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Submersible observations have been made on‘ patches’ of the deep-water coral Lophelia pertusa (L.) occurring on Rockall Bank, north-east Atlantic. It is suggested that an initial colony gives rise to a ring of younger colonies. These in turn give rise to further rings of colonies, thus enlarging the ‘patch’. The transition from stage to stage depends on portions of living colonies, weakened by clionid sponge attacks, breaking off and falling away from the colony so providing the substrate for the development of later colonies, thus enabling lateral increase in the size of the ‘patch’ to take place. |
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‘Patch’ development of the deep-water coral Lophelia Pertusa (L.) on Rockall Bank |
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‘Patch’ development of the deep-water coral Lophelia Pertusa (L.) on Rockall Bank |
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‘Patch’ development of the deep-water coral Lophelia Pertusa (L.) on Rockall Bank |
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‘Patch’ development of the deep-water coral Lophelia Pertusa (L.) on Rockall Bank |
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‘Patch’ development of the deep-water coral Lophelia Pertusa (L.) on Rockall Bank |
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‘patch’ development of the deep-water coral lophelia pertusa (l.) on rockall bank |
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