Black coral occurrences on the Azores shelves (central north Atlantic) from 1991 to 2019

Black corals are antipatharian corals that occur from sublittoral to abyssal depths on hard, mixed and soft substrates. Under favourable conditions, some black coral species form dense stands known as black coral gardens which create habitat for a variety of associated species

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Main Authors: Tempera, Fernando, Sinde-Mano, A. L, Gomes Pereira, J. N, Atchoi, E, de Matos, V, Santos, S V, Milla-Figueras, D, Das , D, Graça, G, Fontes, J, Bates, C. Richard, Ribeiro, P, Afonso, P
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Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://risweb.st-andrews.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutput/black-coral-occurrences-on-the-azores-shelves-central-north-atlantic-from-1991-to-2019(8b401316-7af8-4a2c-8d43-74a2405012d9).html
https://doi.org/10.14284/557
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Summary:Black corals are antipatharian corals that occur from sublittoral to abyssal depths on hard, mixed and soft substrates. Under favourable conditions, some black coral species form dense stands known as black coral gardens which create habitat for a variety of associated species