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| | | Deep-Sea Corals |
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| | Deep-Sea Coral Ecology | | | | Deep-sea corals are members of the Class of animals called Anthozoa, which among other creatures, includes sea anemones, stony corals, soft corals and sea pens. Deep-sea corals inhabit the colder deep waters of our continental shelves and offshore canyons in waters ranging from 50-1000 m depths. Where current and substrate conditions are suitable, these corals form thickets or groves of high complexity. Similar to the ancient redwood and sequoia trees, these animals are slow growing and can reach hundreds of years in age. Similar to tropical rainforests, they also provide habitat for many other animals. Deep-sea corals may provide historical clues to climate change and may also be the source of new drugs from the sea. | | |  This healthy branch of Lophelia coral was sampled from deep ocean reefs off the coast of South Carolina. Unlike tropical species of coral, Lophelia possesses no symbiotic algae (zooxanthellae). (Image courtesy of NOAA) | | | | |
 | | | | | | | Title | Canada’s Deep-Water Corals
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| | Author(s) / Editor(s) | Drs. David Scott & Kevin Strychar | | Description | The shelf edge habitat on the southern Grand Banks and Flemish Pass (located in Canada) are extremely productive areas that are thought to provide critical habitat for species such as redfish. Concerns over deep-water bottom draggers used in the fishing industry devastating these reef habitats has prompted a consortium of European, US, and Canadian researches to begin studying these ecosystems along the Atlantic Margin. | | Keywords | NORTH AMERICA; CANADA; DEEP SEA CORALS | | Geography Keywords | NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; US; ATLANTIC CANADA | | Content Language(s) | English | | File Location | 1088451524648_Canadian_D ... pager.pdf | |
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| Type of Document | Paper: Technical paper | | Document Status | Finished | | Publisher | Dalhousie University | | Publication Location | Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Hard Copy Availability | Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
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