Cold-Water Coral Distributions in the Drake Passage Area from Towed Camera Observations – Initial Interpretations

• Main Authors: Rhian G. Waller, Kathryn M. Scanlon, Laura F. Robinson
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Antarctic; Drake Passage; Shackleton; Shackleton Fracture Zone; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.293.5485

Seamounts are unique deep-sea features that create habitats thought to have high levels of endemic fauna, productive fisheries and benthic communities vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts. Many seamounts are isolated features, occurring in the high seas, where access is limited and thus biological da...