Growth and branching patterns of Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) from the North Sea
Lophelia pertusa , a cosmopolitan cold-water coral, offers potential for new palaeoclimate proxies. This study investigated its skeletal growth patterns to aid in this development. Corallite characteristics (calyx diameter, height, thecal width and banding) of L. pertusa sampled from oil platforms i...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s002531541000055x 2024-03-17T08:58:51+00:00 Growth and branching patterns of Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) from the North Sea Gass, S.E. Roberts, J.M. 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002531541000055x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002531541000055X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 91, issue 4, page 831-835 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 Aquatic Science journal-article 2010 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531541000055x 2024-02-20T00:03:32Z Lophelia pertusa , a cosmopolitan cold-water coral, offers potential for new palaeoclimate proxies. This study investigated its skeletal growth patterns to aid in this development. Corallite characteristics (calyx diameter, height, thecal width and banding) of L. pertusa sampled from oil platforms in the northern North Sea were examined. The mean distance between daughter polyps along a growth axis (27.4 ± 5 mm, SD) was equivalent to the estimated annual growth rate; hence, the polyps bud once a year. The majority of growth occurred in the first year when the characteristic trumpet shape of a corallite was formed, while the thecal wall thickened more consistently. Further examination of two polyps showed a dark growth band and centres of calcification along the full length of the inner theca, which represents early skeletal growth. Skeletal sampling adjacent to this area along sequential polyps shows promise as an annual chronology in these North Sea corals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lophelia pertusa Cambridge University Press Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 91 4 831 835 |
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Lophelia pertusa , a cosmopolitan cold-water coral, offers potential for new palaeoclimate proxies. This study investigated its skeletal growth patterns to aid in this development. Corallite characteristics (calyx diameter, height, thecal width and banding) of L. pertusa sampled from oil platforms in the northern North Sea were examined. The mean distance between daughter polyps along a growth axis (27.4 ± 5 mm, SD) was equivalent to the estimated annual growth rate; hence, the polyps bud once a year. The majority of growth occurred in the first year when the characteristic trumpet shape of a corallite was formed, while the thecal wall thickened more consistently. Further examination of two polyps showed a dark growth band and centres of calcification along the full length of the inner theca, which represents early skeletal growth. Skeletal sampling adjacent to this area along sequential polyps shows promise as an annual chronology in these North Sea corals. |
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Growth and branching patterns of Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) from the North Sea |
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Growth and branching patterns of Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) from the North Sea |
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Growth and branching patterns of Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) from the North Sea |
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Growth and branching patterns of Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) from the North Sea |
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Growth and branching patterns of Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) from the North Sea |
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growth and branching patterns of lophelia pertusa (scleractinia) from the north sea |
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