The occurence of the cold water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) on oil and gas platforms in the North Sea:Colony growth, recruitement and environmental controls on distribution.

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Gass, Susan, Roberts, J Murray
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: IRELAND; Environmental Sciences; Marine & Freshwater Biology; DEEP-WATER; REEFS; ATLANTIC; IMPACTS; ROCKALL TROUGH; SOUTHWEST; MOUNDS; SEDIMENTATION; Rockall Trough; Lophelia pertusa; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/84ef1f2d-9631-4797-9758-24625295f999; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.10.002

This study reports a newly established sub-population of Lophelia pertusa, the dominant reef-framework forming coral species in the north-east Atlantic, on oil and gas platforms in the northern North Sea. L. pertusa was positively identified on 13 of 14 platforms examined using existing oil and gas...