19 occurrence and biogeography of mediterranean cold-water corals
The term cold-water coral sensu lato groups taxa with a more or less pronounced frame-
building ability (eg Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata) with forest-forming organisms …
building ability (eg Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata) with forest-forming organisms …
The large-scale evolution of neodymium isotopic composition in the global modern and Holocene ocean revealed from seawater and archive data
Abstract Neodymium isotopic compositions (143 Nd/144 Nd or ε Nd) have been used as a
tracer of water masses and lithogenic inputs to the ocean. To further evaluate the …
tracer of water masses and lithogenic inputs to the ocean. To further evaluate the …
Variations in eastern Mediterranean hydrology during the last climatic cycle as inferred from neodymium isotopes in foraminifera
The Nd isotopic compositions (εNd) of mixed planktonic foraminifera have been analyzed in
two sediment cores collected in the Nile deep-sea fan in order to reconstruct past εNd of the …
two sediment cores collected in the Nile deep-sea fan in order to reconstruct past εNd of the …
Unveiling the deep biodiversity of the Janua Seamount (Ligurian Sea): first Mediterranean sighting of the rare Atlantic bamboo coral Chelidonisis aurantiaca Studer …
Seamounts represent ecologically important marine environments and undeniably play a
crucial role in the functioning of the deep-sea ecosystems, thanks primarily to their …
crucial role in the functioning of the deep-sea ecosystems, thanks primarily to their …
[HTML][HTML] Post-LGM multi-proxy sedimentary record of bottom-current variability and downslope sedimentary processes in a contourite drift of the Gela Basin (Strait of …
Depositional systems accumulating under the combined influence of along-slope currents
and downslope sediment-gravity flows are frequent in several continental margins. Despite …
and downslope sediment-gravity flows are frequent in several continental margins. Despite …
Cold-water coral mounds in the southern Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean Sea): Internal waves as an important driver for mound formation since the last …
Cold-water corals (CWCs) are widely distributed in the entire Alboran Sea (western
Mediterranean Sea), but only along the Moroccan margin they have formed numerous coral …
Mediterranean Sea), but only along the Moroccan margin they have formed numerous coral …
Divergent Mediterranean seawater circulation during Holocene sapropel formation–Reconstructed using Nd isotopes in fish debris and foraminifera
The recurrent deposition of organic-rich sapropel layers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea
(EMS) has been attributed to deep-water stagnation and enhanced biological production …
(EMS) has been attributed to deep-water stagnation and enhanced biological production …
[HTML][HTML] Neodymium budget in the Mediterranean Sea: evaluating the role of atmospheric dusts using a high-resolution dynamical-biogeochemical model
M Ayache, JC Dutay, K Tachikawa, T Arsouze… - …, 2023 - bg.copernicus.org
The relative importance of river solid discharge, deposited sediment remobilisation, and
atmospheric dust as sources of neodymium (Nd) to the ocean is the subject of ongoing …
atmospheric dust as sources of neodymium (Nd) to the ocean is the subject of ongoing …
9 spatio-temporal distribution of Mediterranean cold-water corals
A Vertino, M Taviani, C Corselli - … Cold-Water Corals: Past, Present and …, 2019 - Springer
Cold-water corals have inhabited the Mediterranean basin since at least the Miocene,
undergoing important modifications through time. Most information regarding pre …
undergoing important modifications through time. Most information regarding pre …
Glacial-aged development of the Tunisian Coral Mound Province controlled by glacio-eustatic oscillations and changes in surface productivity
Cold-water corals are key species of benthic ecosystems, sensitive to changes in climate
and capable of recording them in the chemical composition of their skeletons. The study of …
and capable of recording them in the chemical composition of their skeletons. The study of …