Preliminary Characterization Of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems And Associated Communities Of Chella Bank (Alboran Sea, W Mediterranean)

• Main Authors: Urra, Javier, Rueda, José L., Gallardo-Núñez, Marina, Mateo-Ramírez, Ángel, Pino, Lidia, Utrilla, Olga, Moya-Urbano, Elena, Ramos, Manuela, Taranto, Gerald, Gutiérrez, Cristina, Henry, Lea-Anne, Gofas, Serge, Ramalho, Lais V, Hermida, Miriam, Movilla, Juancho, Rivera, Jesús, Orejas, Covadonga
• Format: Still Image
• Language: English
• Published: Zenodo 2018
• Subjects: Van Veen; Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1255808; https://zenodo.org/record/1255808

Poster presentation at ATLAS 3rd General Assembly. Seamounts may promote the presence of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) worldwide. In the Alboran Sea (W Mediterranean Sea), the Chella Bank (locally known as “Seco de los Olivos”) is a seamount that covers ca. 100 km 2 and is under the influence...