Cold-water coral distributions in the drake passage area from towed camera observations--initial interpretations.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Rhian G Waller, Kathryn M Scanlon, Laura F Robinson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Drake Passage; Shackleton; Shackleton Fracture Zone; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016153; https://doaj.org/article/5bb5bb4db1bc483faaf12400d7e703d0

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