Cold-water coral growth in the Alboran Sea related to high productivity during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene

• Published in: Marine Geology
• Main Authors: Fink, Hiske G., Wienberg, Claudia, De Pol-Holz, Ricardo, Wintersteller, Paul, Hebbeln, Dierk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: Coral Ridge; Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/29782/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/29782/1/1-s2.0-S0025322713000534-main.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2013.04.009

Highlights: • First insight into the long-term development of cold-water corals in the Alboran Sea • Extensive cold-water coral growth in the Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene • Periods of cold-water corals growth are linked to enhanced marine productivity. Abstract: Cold-water corals are common al...