Water mass characteristics and associated fauna of a recently discovered Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia: Anthozoa) reef in Greenlandic waters

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Kenchington, Ellen, Yashayaev, Igor, Tendal, Ole Secher, Jørgensbye, Helle
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action; name=SDG 13 - Climate Action; Greenland; Irminger Sea; greenlandic; Labrador Sea; Lophelia pertusa; Northeast Atlantic; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/6857573a-e964-460a-83b3-3f53cfad20e2; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1957-3; https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/123937375/Publishers_version.pdf

The first living sample of Lophelia pertusa from Greenlandic waters was inadvertently collected at 60.3675°, −48.45528°, entangled together with other corals to a seawater sampler and property sensor (CTD) package. We collected in situ photographs taken at two sites in the same area in order to dete...