Unit pockmarks associated with Lophelia coral reefs off mid-Norway: More evidence of control by 'fertilizing' bottom currents

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 545-554

  Hovland, Martin ^a   Jensen, Sigmund ^b,c   Indreiten, Tore ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT SOURCES;

BOTTOM CURRENT; HIGH RESOLUTION; MICROBIAL ANALYSIS; MID NORWAY; PORE WATERS; STUDY AREAS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; WATER SAMPLES;

REEFS;

BOTTOM CURRENT; CORAL REEF; DEEP WATER; FAUNA; GROWTH RATE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POCKMARK; REEF FORMATION; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

NORWAY;

ANTHOZOA; LOPHELIA;

EID: 84869151736     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: 14321157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-012-0284-0     Document Type: Article

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