A new classification scheme of European cold-water coral habitats: implications for ecosystem-based management of the deep sea
Cold-water coral (CWC) habitats can form complex structures which provide refuge, nursery grounds and physical support for a diversity of other living organisms, but despite their ecological significance, CWCs are still vulnerable to human pressures such as fishing, pollution, ocean acidification an...
Published in: | Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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HAL CCSD
2017
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-04201870 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.04.014 |