ATOC/Pioneer Seamount cable after 8 years on the seafloor: Observations, environmental impact

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 771-787

  Kogan, Irina ^a,b   Paull, Charles K ^a   Kuhnz, Linda A ^a   Burton, Erica J ^b   Von Thun, Susan ^a   Gary Greene, H ^a   Barry, James P ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary   (United States)

Author keywords

ATOC; Benthic biota; Continental margin; Environmental impact; Sediments; Submarine cables

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUBMARINE CABLE;

CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; SONORA; TIBURON; UNITED STATES;

ACTINIARIA; PISCES;

EID: 33646088586     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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