Reconstruction of the formation history of the Darwin Mounds, N Rockall Trough: How the dynamics of a sandy contourite affected cold-water coral growth

• Published in: Marine Geology
• Main Authors: Victorero, Lissette, Blamart, Dominique, Pons-Branchu, Edwige, Mavrogordato, Mark N., Huvenne, Veerle A.I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Rockall Trough; Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/385630/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/385630/1/1-s2.0-S0025322715300724-main.pdf

Cold-water coral mounds, formed through a feed-back process of cold-water coral growth and sediment baffling, have been studied all along the NE Atlantic continental margin. However, major questions remain concerning their formation history, especially their initiation and early development in relat...