Reefs of the Deep: The Biology and Geology of Cold-Water Coral Ecosystems

By J. M. Roberts, A. Wheeler, A. Freiwald. Science, 2006

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Deep-water Corallium rubrum (L., 1758) from the Mediterranean Sea: preliminary genetic characterisation (2010, background): “One example is the awareness of deep-water coral ecosystems as one of the most important natural heritages in the ocean and the necessity to protect them (Roberts et al. 2006; Davies et al. 2007).”
Lipid biomarkers reveal geographical differences in food supply to the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia) (2009, background): “Little is known of the feeding ecology of cold-water corals, despite their widespread distribution and increased scientific interest in recent years (Roberts et al. 2006, 2009).”
Mingulay reef complex: an interdisciplinary study of cold-water coral habitat, hydrography and biodiversity (2009, background): “…17 scleractinian species produce skeletal frameworks but only 6 (Enallopsammia profunda, Goniocorella dumosa, Lophelia pertusa, Madrepora oculata, Oculina varicosa and Solenosmilia variabilis) are currently known to form significant deep, coldwater coral reef habitat (Roberts et al. 2006, 2009).”
Stable C and N isotopic composition of cold-water corals from the Newfoundland and Labrador continental slope: Examination of trophic, depth and spatial effects (2008, background): “Despite the great deal of recent interest in cold-water corals, relatively little is known about their trophic ecology (Roberts et al., 2006).”
Calcification of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa, under ambient and reduced pH (2009, background): “They are mostly distributed below the photic zone at depths between 30 and over 1000 m where they can build large three-dimensional structures (bioherms) (Rogers, 1999; Hovland et al., 2002; Roberts et al., 2006).”
Ocean acidification: the other CO2 problem. (2009, background): “As in the case of their tropical counterparts, deep-water corals can produce large mounds of calcium carbonate, albeit much more slowly (Roberts et al. 2006).”
Climate change and Australian marine life (2007, background): “Cold-water corals are restricted largely to temperatures between 4°C and 12°C (Roberts et al. 2003, Roberts et al. 2006).”
Trophic relationships in a deep Mediterranean cold-water coral bank (Santa Maria di Leuca, Ionian Sea) (2009, background): “Like their shallow-water tropical counterparts, coldwater corals (CWC; also called deep-water corals) are organisms of major ecological importance in deep ocean environments (Roberts et al. 2006).”
Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) and gorgonian forests enhance benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the mesophotic zone (2009, background): “The presence of elevated and complex tertiary substrates on deep-sea bottoms, such as the banks of the cold coral Lophelia pertusa, promotes benthic biodiversity and ecosystem processes ( Roberts et al. 2006 ).”
Acclimation to ocean acidification during long‐term CO2 exposure in the cold‐water coral Lophelia pertusa (2012, background): “This would weaken overall reef integrity and may be enhanced through bioerosion, with severe implications to the ecosystem suggested to alter with the different stages of reef development and available microhabitats (Roberts et al., 2006).”
Ocean Acidification and Its Potential Effects on Marine Ecosystems (2008, background): “However, cold-water coral ecosystems are thought to provide important habitat, feeding grounds, and recruitment/nursery functions for many deep-water species, including several commercially important fish species (Mortensen 2000; Fossa et al. 2002; Husebo et al. 2002; Roberts et al. 2006).”
Genetic discontinuity among regional populations of Lophelia pertusa in the North Atlantic Ocean (2011, neutral): “pertusa support a rich fauna comprised of many fishes (Ross and Quattrini 2007, 2009) and invertebrates (Rogers 1999; Reed et al. 2006; Roberts et al. 2006).”
Diversity, distribution and spatial structure of the cold-water coral fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic) (2013, background): “, 2012), low levels of sedimentation (Roberts et al., 2006), enhanced current flow (Frederiksen et al.”
Predicting global habitat suitability for stony corals on seamounts (2009, neutral): “The number of species associated directly with cold-water corals can be high (e.g. Buhl-Mortensen & Mortensen, 2005; Roberts et al. , 2006), and a comparison between a reef habitat and an adjacent deep-sea habitat revealed that reefs can support faunal assemblages of greater diversity (Henry &…”