Cold-water coral banks and submarine landslides: A review

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 885-899

  Mol, Ben ^a   Huvenne, Veerle ^b   Canals, Miquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold water coral banks; Mauritanian Slide complex; Porcupine Seabight; Storegga Slide; Submarine landslides

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CORAL; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTATION; SEEPAGE; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; TURBIDITY;

ARCTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA; PORCUPINE SEABIGHT; STOREGGA SLIDE;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 67349103847     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-008-0372-6     Document Type: Review

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