Temperature tolerance of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa from the southeastern United States

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 240-248

  Brooke, Sandra ^a   Ross, Steve W ^b   Bane, John M ^c   Seim, Harvey E ^c   Young, Craig M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep sea corals; Gulf of Mexico; Gulf Stream; Lophelia pertusa; Southeastern USA; Temperature tolerance

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA CORALS; GULF OF MEXICO; GULF STREAM; LOPHELIA PERTUSA; SOUTHEASTERN USA; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

CORAL; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROGRAPHY; MORTALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; THRESHOLD; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; GULF STREAM; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; LOPHELIA PERTUSA;

EID: 84878955607     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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