Lipid biomarkers reveal geographical differences in food supply to the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia)

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Dodds, Lyndsey, Black, Kenny, Orr, Heather, Roberts, J Murray
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: MEGANYCTIPHANES-NORVEGICA; Marine & Freshwater Biology; FATTY-ACID-COMPOSITION; DEEP-WATER; Oceanography; ROCKALL TROUGH; ECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS; Ecology; WAX ESTERS; THYSANOESSA-INERMIS; ANEMONE ANEMONIA-VIRIDIS; NE ATLANTIC-OCEAN; ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITY; Lophelia pertusa; Meganyctiphanes norvegica; North Atlantic; Copepods; Thysanoessa inermis
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/0aea97ae-6041-4b24-9855-3d564ce728e4; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08143

Despite its importance as an ecological engineer, little is known about the feeding ecology of the widespread reef framework-forming cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa. This is the first study to compare lipid signatures of L. pertusa from different areas in the North Atlantic using samples from 2 si...