The cold-water coral, deep-sea coral and deep-water coral resource

The cold-water coral, deep-sea coral and deep-water coral resource

Research news

Deepwater Horizon

Deepwater Horizon – 1 year on.  It is now a year since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon, which resulted in 205.8 million gallons of

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Microbiology on Lophelia.org

An exciting new section has been added to Lophelia.org, courtesy of Dr Chris Kellogg at the US Geological Survey. Microbiology, the study of unicellular, microscopic

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Ocean Acidification

Cambridge University hosted the kick-off meeting of the UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme in January 2011.  The 5 year Programme is the UK’s response to

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References

Freiwald A, Fosså JH, Grehan A, Koslow T, Roberts JM (2004) Cold-water coral reefs; out of sight, no longer out of mind. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK.

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References

Sulak KJ, Brooks RA, et al (2007) Demersal fishes associated with Lophelia pertusa coral and hard-substrate biotopes on the continental slope, northern Gulf of Mexico

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References

Grehan A, Unnithan V, Wheeler A, Monteys X, Beck T, Wilson M, Guinan J, Foubert A, Klages M, Thiede J (2004) Evidence of major fisheries

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Video Introduction

Sir David Attenborough introduces Lophelia.org 5-minute documentary on cold-water corals narrated by Sir David Attenborough

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References

Allen Brooks R, Nizinski MS, Ross SW, Sulak KJ (2007) Frequency of sublethal injury in a deepwater ophiruoid, Ophiacantha bidentata, an important component of western

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References

Fernandez Pulpeiro E, Besteiro C, Ramil F (1988) Sublittoral bryozoans of the Norwegian Sea. Thalassas 6: 23-27 Zabala M, Maluquer P, Harmelin J-G (1993) Epibiotic

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