Long term monitoring of cold-water coral growth shows response to episodic meteorological events in the NW Mediterranean

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Chapron, L., Le Bris, N., Durrieu de Madron, Xavier, Peru, E., Galand, P. E., Lartaud, F.
• Other Authors: Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditérranéens (CEFREM), Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2020
• Subjects: Lophelia pertusa; Madrepora oculata; Lacaze-Duthiers canyon; in situ; Skeletal growth; Dense-water cascading; [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Duthiers; Lacaze-Duthiers
• Online Access: https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-03691021; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2020.103255

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...