NDLI: Deep-water coral reefs from the Uruguayan outer shelf and slope

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Author	Carranza, Alvar Recio, Araceli Muñoz Kitahara, Marcelo Scarabino, Fabrizio Ortega, Leonardo López, Guzmán Franco Fraguas, Paula Mello, Camila Acosta, Juan Fontan, Antia
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	We report the finding of monospecific scleractinian (i.e. Lophelia pertusa) reefs from the Uruguayan outer shelf and slope during an exploratory joint research cruise onboard the R/V ‘Miguel Oliver’ during January–February 2010. Acoustic mapping of the seafloor allowed the detailed analysis of 8,944 km$^{2}$, where some 17 structures identified as mounds were detected. Isolated cusps or groups of small mounds were the two main morphologies observed. Mound summit depths ranged from 167 to 326 m. The average height of the mounds was 35 m, reaching a maximum of 67 m. In all sampled mounds, the presence of live coral and/or coral rubble was detected, while absent from surrounding soft sediment bottoms. Some mounds were associated with fluid seepages. This is the first report of deep-sea coral reefs on the Uruguayan continental shelf and slope, and represents the southernmost Western Atlantic shelf and slope record of L. pertusa to date.
Starting Page	411
Ending Page	414
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18671616
Journal	Marine Biodiversity
Volume Number	42
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	18671624
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2012-03-14
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Deep sea coral reef Lophelia Southwestern Atlantic Uruguay Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography Freshwater & Marine Ecology Biodiversity
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography

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