Therese Mound: a case study of coral bank development in the Belgica Mound Province, Porcupine Seabight

• Published in: International Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: De Mol, Ben, Kozachenko, M, Wheeler, Andy, Alvares, Hugo, Henriet, Jean-pierre, Olu, Karine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2007
• Subjects: Carbonate mounds; Cold water corals; Lophelia pertusa; Porcupine Seabight; Coral banks; Belgica mound province; Therese Mound
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/2307/1935.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-005-0496-x; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/2307/

High-resolution seismic profiles, swath bathymetry, side-scan sonar data and video imageries are analysed in this detailed study of five carbonate mounds from the Belgica mound province with special emphasis on the well-surveyed Therese Mound. The selected mounds are located in the deepest part of t...