Tidal to decadal scale hydrodynamics at two contrasting cold-water coral sites in the Northeast Atlantic

• Published in: Progress in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Mohn, C., Hansen, J.L.S., Carreiro-Silva, M., Cunningham, S.A., de Froe, E., Dominguez-Carrió, C., Gary, S.F., Glud, R.N., Göke, C., Johnson, C., Morato, T., Friis Møller, E., Rovelli, L., Schulz, K., Soetaert, K., van der Kaaden, A.-S., van Oevelen, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/93/395793.pdf

Cold-water corals (CWCs) thrive in areas with complex and rough topography favoring the development of highly diverse benthic communities. Several biotic and abiotic factors including organic matter supply, temperature, bottom roughness and currents are important drivers of ecosystem structure and f...