The Biology of Lophelia pertusa(Linnaeus1758) and Other Deep‐Water Reef‐Forming Corals and Impacts from Human Activities.
Abstract Over the last twenty years, human exploitation has begun to have an impact in the deep sea, especially in the upper bathyal zone. This has mainly taken the form of deep‐sea fishing but more recently oil exploration has extended beyond the continental shelf. Deep‐water coral reefs occur in t...
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crwiley:10.1002/iroh.199900032 2024-09-30T14:38:19+00:00 The Biology of Lophelia pertusa(Linnaeus1758) and Other Deep‐Water Reef‐Forming Corals and Impacts from Human Activities. Rogers, Alex David 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iroh.199900032 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Firoh.199900032 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/iroh.199900032 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor International Review of Hydrobiology volume 84, issue 4, page 315-406 ISSN 1434-2944 1522-2632 journal-article 1999 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.199900032 2024-09-19T04:19:52Z Abstract Over the last twenty years, human exploitation has begun to have an impact in the deep sea, especially in the upper bathyal zone. This has mainly taken the form of deep‐sea fishing but more recently oil exploration has extended beyond the continental shelf. Deep‐water coral reefs occur in the upper bathyal zone throughout the world. These structures, however, are poorly studied with respect to their occurrence, biology and the diversity of the communities associated with them. In the North‐East Atlantic the coral Lophelia pertusa has frequently been recorded. The present review examines the current knowledge on L. pertusa and discusses similarities between its biology and that of other deep‐water, reef‐forming, corals. It is concluded that L. pertusa is a reef‐forming coral that has a highly diverse associated fauna. Associated diversity is compared with that of tropical shallow‐water reefs. Such a highly diverse fauna may be shared with other deep‐water, reef‐forming, corals though as yet many of these are poorly studied. The main potential threats to L. pertusa in the North‐East Atlantic are considered to be natural phenomena, such as slope failures and changes in ocean circulation and anthropogenic impacts such as deep‐sea fishing and oil exploration. The existing and potential impacts of these activities on L. pertusa are discussed. Deep‐sea fishing is also known to have had a significant impact on deep‐water reefs in other parts of the world. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lophelia pertusa North East Atlantic Wiley Online Library International Review of Hydrobiology 84 4 315 406 |
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Abstract Over the last twenty years, human exploitation has begun to have an impact in the deep sea, especially in the upper bathyal zone. This has mainly taken the form of deep‐sea fishing but more recently oil exploration has extended beyond the continental shelf. Deep‐water coral reefs occur in the upper bathyal zone throughout the world. These structures, however, are poorly studied with respect to their occurrence, biology and the diversity of the communities associated with them. In the North‐East Atlantic the coral Lophelia pertusa has frequently been recorded. The present review examines the current knowledge on L. pertusa and discusses similarities between its biology and that of other deep‐water, reef‐forming, corals. It is concluded that L. pertusa is a reef‐forming coral that has a highly diverse associated fauna. Associated diversity is compared with that of tropical shallow‐water reefs. Such a highly diverse fauna may be shared with other deep‐water, reef‐forming, corals though as yet many of these are poorly studied. The main potential threats to L. pertusa in the North‐East Atlantic are considered to be natural phenomena, such as slope failures and changes in ocean circulation and anthropogenic impacts such as deep‐sea fishing and oil exploration. The existing and potential impacts of these activities on L. pertusa are discussed. Deep‐sea fishing is also known to have had a significant impact on deep‐water reefs in other parts of the world. |
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The Biology of Lophelia pertusa(Linnaeus1758) and Other Deep‐Water Reef‐Forming Corals and Impacts from Human Activities. |
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The Biology of Lophelia pertusa(Linnaeus1758) and Other Deep‐Water Reef‐Forming Corals and Impacts from Human Activities. |
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The Biology of Lophelia pertusa(Linnaeus1758) and Other Deep‐Water Reef‐Forming Corals and Impacts from Human Activities. |
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The Biology of Lophelia pertusa(Linnaeus1758) and Other Deep‐Water Reef‐Forming Corals and Impacts from Human Activities. |
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The Biology of Lophelia pertusa(Linnaeus1758) and Other Deep‐Water Reef‐Forming Corals and Impacts from Human Activities. |
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biology of lophelia pertusa(linnaeus1758) and other deep‐water reef‐forming corals and impacts from human activities. |
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