Physical controls on deep water coral communities on the George V Land slope, East Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Post, Alexandra L., O'Brien, Philip E., Beaman, Robin J., Riddle, Martin J., De Santis, Laura
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2010
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; George V Land; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/11779/1/CoralCommunities_Post2010.pdf

Dense coral-sponge communities on the upper continental slope at 570–950 m off George V Land, East Antarctica have been identified as Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. The challenge is now to understand their probable distribution on other parts of the Antarctic margin. We propose three main factors gov...