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Conference: ICES Deep-sea Symposium

  • Posted by Andy
  • May 21, 2009

I recently participated in the ICES Deep-sea Symposium on the island of Faial in the Azores. This 4 day meeting ran from 27-30 April and included delegates from all over the world, presenting on subjects from mining to ecology of many deep-sea habitats.
The conference was headed: “Issues confronting the deep oceans: the economic, scientific and [...]

Predicting suitable habitat for Lophelia pertusa

  • Posted by Andy
  • July 18, 2008

Andrew J. Davies, Max Wisshak, James C. Orr and J. Murray Roberts
Published in Deep-sea Research Vol. 1 (2008)

Ecological-niche factor analysis (ENFA) was applied to the reef framework-forming cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa. The environmental tolerances of this species were assessed using readily available oceanographic data, including physical, chemical, and biological variables. Lophelia pertusa was found at [...]