Introduction To Atlas Case Study 9: Reykjanes Ridge And Deep Links Cruise 2015
9. Reykjanes Ridge Introductory presentation given at the 1st ATLAS General Assembly, June 2016. Mid-ocean ridges are among the largest continuous marine habitats known, with an area comparable or larger to the relatively well-studied continental shelf and slope habitats. Ridge community ecology and...
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ftdatacite:10.5281/zenodo.376182 2023-05-15T16:29:52+02:00 Introduction To Atlas Case Study 9: Reykjanes Ridge And Deep Links Cruise 2015 Carlsson, Jens 2016 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.376182 https://zenodo.org/record/376182 unknown Zenodo Open Access Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC-BY Text Presentation article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2016 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.376182 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z 9. Reykjanes Ridge Introductory presentation given at the 1st ATLAS General Assembly, June 2016. Mid-ocean ridges are among the largest continuous marine habitats known, with an area comparable or larger to the relatively well-studied continental shelf and slope habitats. Ridge community ecology and biodiversity are relatively poorly understood, with the exception of chemosynthetic ecosystems such as hydrothermal vents (e.g. Van Dover, 2000). Our understanding of the effects of ridges on the composition and distribution of pelagic and benthic fauna, including commercially important taxa, is limited. Ridge communities are of considerable scientific and commercial interest as they may express endemism (e.g. hydrothermal vent communities) and may also significantly influence the processes affecting the slope and shelf biota such as intercontinental migration and dispersion (Bergstad & Godo, 2002). Coral and sponge gardens are associated with V-shaped ridges along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and can be found on both sides of the Reykjanes Ridge. These two ecosystems are affected by the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) causing ice flow from Greenland to the west of the ridge. Dropstones from icebergs create ample hard substrate west of the ridge while the eastern ridge is dominated by soft sediments. In addition, relative changes in AMOC associated with North Atlantic subpolar gyre dynamics can affect coral occurrence and growth (Douarin et al. 2013). There may also be hydrothermal vent sites on the Ridge south of Iceland. The abundance of vent sites on the Ridge is currently unknown. The role of vent communities as primary producers on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is also unknown. Blue Growth Sectors: Biotechnology, Fisheries, Mining Conference Object Greenland Iceland North Atlantic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Bergstad ENVELOPE(19.419,19.419,69.258,69.258) Dover ENVELOPE(-55.753,-55.753,-83.777,-83.777) Greenland Mid-Atlantic Ridge Reykjanes ENVELOPE(-22.250,-22.250,65.467,65.467) |
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9. Reykjanes Ridge Introductory presentation given at the 1st ATLAS General Assembly, June 2016. Mid-ocean ridges are among the largest continuous marine habitats known, with an area comparable or larger to the relatively well-studied continental shelf and slope habitats. Ridge community ecology and biodiversity are relatively poorly understood, with the exception of chemosynthetic ecosystems such as hydrothermal vents (e.g. Van Dover, 2000). Our understanding of the effects of ridges on the composition and distribution of pelagic and benthic fauna, including commercially important taxa, is limited. Ridge communities are of considerable scientific and commercial interest as they may express endemism (e.g. hydrothermal vent communities) and may also significantly influence the processes affecting the slope and shelf biota such as intercontinental migration and dispersion (Bergstad & Godo, 2002). Coral and sponge gardens are associated with V-shaped ridges along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and can be found on both sides of the Reykjanes Ridge. These two ecosystems are affected by the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) causing ice flow from Greenland to the west of the ridge. Dropstones from icebergs create ample hard substrate west of the ridge while the eastern ridge is dominated by soft sediments. In addition, relative changes in AMOC associated with North Atlantic subpolar gyre dynamics can affect coral occurrence and growth (Douarin et al. 2013). There may also be hydrothermal vent sites on the Ridge south of Iceland. The abundance of vent sites on the Ridge is currently unknown. The role of vent communities as primary producers on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is also unknown. Blue Growth Sectors: Biotechnology, Fisheries, Mining |
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