COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Octocoral gardens in the Gulf of Maine (NW Atlantic)
Description: Octocorals had been considered a common component of the seafloor fauna in the Gulf of Maine, but it appears a century of impacts have reduced coral distribution to small refugia. Here scientists provide a preliminary report of a recent expedition that discovered dense coral garden communities at two sites >200 m depth. [Source: Biodiversity]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2013.850446
Availability: Summary
Source: Biodiversity
Publish Date: 10/16/2013
Reading Level: Expert
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