Physical Controls on Coral Communities on the George V Land Slope: Some Working Hypotheses

• Other Authors: Geoscience Australia (isOwnedBy)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: data.gov.au
• Subjects: Antarctic data; Earth Sciences; External Publication; Report; abiotic surrogates; geomorphology; marine; Antarctic; George V Land; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/physical-controls-coral-working-hypotheses/1934340; http://data.gov.au/dataset/af375d39-5317-4d9b-8a8f-888f4fcd598e

Dense coral-sponge communities on the upper continental slope off George V Land have been identified as a Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem in the Antarctic. The challenge is now to understand their likely distribution. The CEAMARC survey found these communities at sites on the upper slope in depths of 57...