03493nam 2200721 a 450 991095957800332120200520144314.09786611861452978128186145012818614569781402084607140208460910.1007/978-1-4020-8460-7(CKB)1000000000492366(EBL)364504(OCoLC)288468311(SSID)ssj0000136034(PQKBManifestationID)11147060(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000136034(PQKBWorkID)10064436(PQKB)11713972(DE-He213)978-1-4020-8460-7(Au-PeEL)EBL364504(CaPaEBR)ebr10253664(CaONFJC)MIL186145(PPN)128122978(MiAaPQ)EBC364504(EXLCZ)99100000000049236620080408d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDeep-water coral reefs unique biodiversity hot-spots /Martin Hovland1st ed. 2008.Dordrecht ;New York Springerc20081 online resource (299 p.)Life Sciences"Published in association with Praxis Publishing, Chichester, UK".9789400794979 9400794975 9781402084614 1402084617 Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-254) and index.Coral reefs -- A modern re-discovery -- Scandinavian coral reefs -- North Atlantic coral reefs and giant carbonate mounds -- Other deep-water coral reefs, worldwide -- Ancient and modern analogues -- Competing theories -- An unintended extinction? -- Conclusions.Deep-water coral reefs are found along large sections of the outer continental shelves and slopes of Europe, from North Cape to the Gulf of Cadiz, and because they also occur along the Atlantic seaboard of USA, the Gulf of Mexico, off Brazil, in the Mediterranean, and off New Zealand, they are currently being targeted by international groups of marine scientists. They have become popular and opportune deep-water research targets because they offer exciting frontier exploration, combined with a whole plethora of modern scientific methods, such as deep-sea drilling, sampling, remote control surveying and documentation. Furthermore they represent timely opportunities for further developments within the application of geochemistry, stable isotope research, bacterial sciences, including DNA-sequestering, and medical research (search for bioactive compounds). The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) has arranged a deep-sea scientific drilling campaign on giant carbonate banks off Ireland. Because the reefs currently defy traditional marine-ecological theories, they represent future research opportunities and will enjoy scientific scrutiny for many years to come.Life SciencesDeep sea coralsCoral reefs and islandsMarine biodiversityDeep sea corals.Coral reefs and islands.Marine biodiversity.593.6/1779Hovland M(Martin)631161MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910959578003321Deep-water coral reefs4370427UNINA