Benthic foraminifera in a deep-sea high-energy environment:the Moira Mounds (Porcupine Seabight, SW of Ireland)

• Published in: Swiss Journal of Geosciences
• Main Authors: Fentimen, Robin, Rüggeberg, Andres, Lim, Aaron, El Kateb, Akram, Foubert, Anneleen, Wheeler, Andrew, J, Spezzaferri, S.
• Other Authors: Department of Geosciences - Earth Sciences Fribourg, Université de Fribourg = University of Fribourg (UNIFR), University College Cork (UCC), Swiss National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2018
• Subjects: Benthic Foramiifera; Cold-water corals; Carbonate mounds; Bio-sedimentary facies; [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes; Porcupine Seabight; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://univ-angers.hal.science/hal-04278686; https://univ-angers.hal.science/hal-04278686/document; https://univ-angers.hal.science/hal-04278686/file/s00015-018-0317-4.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00015-018-0317-4

Cold-water coral ecosystems represent unique and exceptionally diverse environments in the deep-sea. They are welldeveloped along the Irish margin, varying broadly in shape and size. The Moira Mounds, numerous small-sized mounds,are nestled in the Belgica Mound Province (Porcupine Seabight, North-Ea...