Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Freiwald, André (Editor), Roberts, J. Murray (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Erlangen Earth Conference Series
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Paleontology.; Sedimentology.; Oceanography.; Geobiology.; Ecosystems.; Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.

Following the exciting exploration of hot vent and cold seep ecosystems, the rediscovery of cold-water coral ecosystems with high-technology instrumentation is currently another hot topic in multidisciplinary marine research. Conventionally, coral reefs are regarded as restricted to warm and well-il...

Table of Contents:

• The paleoenvironmental context
• Distribution
• Mapping
• Exogenic and endogenic controls
• Coral Biology
• Diversity
• Environmental archive
• Conservation.