Long term monitoring of cold-water coral growth shows response to 1 episodic meteorological events in the NW Mediterranean 2
International audience Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata, two cosmopolitan coral species of the deep ocean, build reef-like structures that provide ecological niches and nurseries for many species. These cold-water corals (CWCs) are thought to grow slowly making associated communities vulnerabl...
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Language: | English |
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HAL CCSD
2020
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Online Access: | https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-02878623 https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-02878623/document https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-02878623/file/Chapron%20et%20al.,%202020_DSR%20I_draft_HAL.pdf |