Reef building and carbonate production modes in the west-central Tethys during the Cenozoic
Changing components, rock textures, lithofacies, platform types and architecture throughout
time are unique characteristics of carbonate rocks. Characterizing these attributes has been …
time are unique characteristics of carbonate rocks. Characterizing these attributes has been …
Internal waves, an under-explored source of turbulence events in the sedimentary record
Internal waves occur nearly ubiquitously in lakes and oceans yet their sedimentary records
remain largely unrecognized. Waves propagate at the interface between fluids of different …
remain largely unrecognized. Waves propagate at the interface between fluids of different …
Major environmental drivers determining life and death of cold-water corals through time
Cold-water corals (CWCs) are the engineers of complex ecosystems forming unique
biodiversity hotspots in the deep sea. They are expected to suffer dramatically from future …
biodiversity hotspots in the deep sea. They are expected to suffer dramatically from future …
On the paradox of thriving cold‐water coral reefs in the food‐limited deep sea
SR Maier, S Brooke, LH De Clippele… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The deep sea is amongst the most food‐limited habitats on Earth, as only a small fraction (<
4%) of the surface primary production is exported below 200 m water depth. Here, cold …
4%) of the surface primary production is exported below 200 m water depth. Here, cold …
The geochemistry of deep-sea coral skeletons: a review of vital effects and applications for palaeoceanography
Deep-sea corals were discovered over a century ago, but it is only over recent years that
focused efforts have been made to explore the history of the oceans using the geochemistry …
focused efforts have been made to explore the history of the oceans using the geochemistry …
[HTML][HTML] The giant Mauritanian cold-water coral mound province: Oxygen control on coral mound formation
The largest coherent cold-water coral (CWC) mound province in the Atlantic Ocean exists
along the Mauritanian margin, where up to 100 m high mounds extend over a distance of∼ …
along the Mauritanian margin, where up to 100 m high mounds extend over a distance of∼ …
Environmental factors influencing benthic communities in the oxygen minimum zones on the Angolan and Namibian margins
Thriving benthic communities were observed in the oxygen minimum zones along the
southwestern African margin. On the Namibian margin, fossil cold-water coral mounds were …
southwestern African margin. On the Namibian margin, fossil cold-water coral mounds were …
Ecosystem engineering creates a direct nutritional link between 600-m deep cold-water coral mounds and surface productivity
Cold-water corals (CWCs) form large mounds on the seafloor that are hotspots of
biodiversity in the deep sea, but it remains enigmatic how CWCs can thrive in this food …
biodiversity in the deep sea, but it remains enigmatic how CWCs can thrive in this food …
Northeastern Atlantic cold-water coral reefs and climate
U-series age patterns obtained on reef framework–forming cold-water corals collected over
a nearly 6000-km-long continental margin sector, extending from off Mauritania (17° N; …
a nearly 6000-km-long continental margin sector, extending from off Mauritania (17° N; …
Good neighbours shaped by vigorous currents: Cold-water coral mounds and contourites in the North Atlantic
Over the recent years, two research fields addressing continental slope sedimentary
systems have gained significant momentum: contourites and cold-water coral mounds …
systems have gained significant momentum: contourites and cold-water coral mounds …