Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
This work aims at characterising the seamount physiography and biology in the OSPAR Convention limits (north-east Atlantic Ocean) and Mediterranean Sea. We first inferred potential abundance, location and morphological characteristics of seamounts, and secondly, summarized the existing biological, g...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:001da16538654fb898ba32aa58d6e568 2023-05-15T17:38:04+02:00 Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea T. Morato K. Ø. Kvile G. H. Taranto F. Tempera B. E. Narayanaswamy D. Hebbeln G. M. Menezes C. Wienberg R. S. Santos T. J. Pitcher 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-3039-2013 https://doaj.org/article/001da16538654fb898ba32aa58d6e568 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/3039/2013/bg-10-3039-2013.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1726-4170 https://doaj.org/toc/1726-4189 doi:10.5194/bg-10-3039-2013 1726-4170 1726-4189 https://doaj.org/article/001da16538654fb898ba32aa58d6e568 Biogeosciences, Vol 10, Iss 5, Pp 3039-3054 (2013) Ecology QH540-549.5 Life QH501-531 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-3039-2013 2022-12-31T13:14:06Z This work aims at characterising the seamount physiography and biology in the OSPAR Convention limits (north-east Atlantic Ocean) and Mediterranean Sea. We first inferred potential abundance, location and morphological characteristics of seamounts, and secondly, summarized the existing biological, geological and oceanographic in situ research, identifying examples of well-studied seamounts. Our study showed that the seamount population in the OSPAR area (north-east Atlantic) and in the Mediterranean Sea is large with around 557 and 101 seamount-like features, respectively. Similarly, seamounts occupy large areas of about 616 000 km 2 in the OSPAR region and of about 89 500 km 2 in the Mediterranean Sea. The presence of seamounts in the north-east Atlantic has been known since the late 19th century, but overall knowledge regarding seamount ecology and geology is still relatively poor. Only 37 seamounts in the OSPAR area (3.5% of all seamounts in the region), 22 in the Mediterranean Sea (9.2% of all seamounts in the region) and 25 in the north-east Atlantic south of the OSPAR area have in situ information. Seamounts mapped in both areas are in general very heterogeneous, showing diverse geophysical characteristics. These differences will likely affect the biological diversity and production of resident and associated organisms. Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Biogeosciences 10 5 3039 3054 |
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This work aims at characterising the seamount physiography and biology in the OSPAR Convention limits (north-east Atlantic Ocean) and Mediterranean Sea. We first inferred potential abundance, location and morphological characteristics of seamounts, and secondly, summarized the existing biological, geological and oceanographic in situ research, identifying examples of well-studied seamounts. Our study showed that the seamount population in the OSPAR area (north-east Atlantic) and in the Mediterranean Sea is large with around 557 and 101 seamount-like features, respectively. Similarly, seamounts occupy large areas of about 616 000 km 2 in the OSPAR region and of about 89 500 km 2 in the Mediterranean Sea. The presence of seamounts in the north-east Atlantic has been known since the late 19th century, but overall knowledge regarding seamount ecology and geology is still relatively poor. Only 37 seamounts in the OSPAR area (3.5% of all seamounts in the region), 22 in the Mediterranean Sea (9.2% of all seamounts in the region) and 25 in the north-east Atlantic south of the OSPAR area have in situ information. Seamounts mapped in both areas are in general very heterogeneous, showing diverse geophysical characteristics. These differences will likely affect the biological diversity and production of resident and associated organisms. |
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Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea |
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Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea |
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Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea |
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Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea |
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Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea |
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seamount physiography and biology in the north-east atlantic and mediterranean sea |
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