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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 | NOAA NURP Deep-Sea Corals Briefing
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| | Author(s) / Editor(s) | NOAA Undersea Research Program | | Description | A recent meeting in Tampa, Florida convened 50 scientists and policymakers from the U.S., Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Norway to begin to identify the priority research areas for deep sea corals. From the meeting, five research themes/needs emerged: 1) mapping the distribution of deep-sea corals; 2) ecology of organisms associated with deep-sea corals; 3) physiology of deep-sea corals and response to change; 4) taxonomic studies; and 5) paleo-retrospective analyses. | | Keywords | DEEP-SEA CORALS BRIEFING | | Geography Keywords | NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; US; ATLANTIC | | Content Language(s) | English | | File Location | 1088451128851_noaa_dsc_101.pdf | |
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| Type of Document | Paper: Technical paper | | Document Status | Finished | |
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