The Moira Mounds, small cold-water coral banks in the Porcupine Seabight, NE Atlantic: Part A an early stage growth phase for future coral carbonate mounds?

• Published in: Marine Geology
• Main Authors: Wheeler, A. J., Kozachenko, M., Henry, L. -a., Foubert, A., De Haas, H., Huvenne, V. A. I., Masson, D.c., Olu, Karine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science Bv 2011
• Subjects: cold-water coral; coral carbonate mound; benthic processes; biogeological processes; marine geology; NE Atlantic; Norway; Porcupine Seabight; Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00035/14633/12050.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2010.08.006; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00035/14633/

This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the Moira Mounds in the Porcupine Seabight, combining a review of currently published material with new data and interpretations. The Moira Mounds are circular to ovoid-shaped individual or clustered coral banks (referred to as "scleractinian spac...