Megafauna community composition associated with Lophelia pertusa colonies in the Gulf of Mexico

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 21-23, 2010, Pages 1882-1890

  Lessard Pilon, Stephanie A ^a   Podowski, Elizabeth L ^a   Cordes, Erik E ^b   Fisher, Charles R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Community composition; Deep sea coral; Ecological associations; Foundation species; Habitat; Lophelia pertusa; Underwater photography; USA Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEEP-SEA CORAL; ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS; GULF OF MEXICO; HABITAT; LOPHELIA PERTUSA;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CARBONATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL; DEEP WATER; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; GIS; HABITAT TYPE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; UNDERWATER CAMERA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

ANTHOZOA; LOPHELIA PERTUSA;

EID: 78349308792     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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