From chemosynthesis-based communities to cold-water corals: Vulnerable deep-sea habitats of the Gulf of Cádiz
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Rueda, J.L. (José Luis); González-García, E. (Emilio); Krutzky, Cinja; López-Rodríguez, F.J. (Francisco José); Bruque-Carmona, G. (Gerardo); López-González, N. (Nieves); Palomino, D. (Desirée); Sánchez-Leal, R.F. (Ricardo Félix); Vázquez, J.T. (Juan Tomás); Fernández-Salas, L.M. (Luis Miguel); Díaz-del-Río-Español, V. (Víctor)Editor's version
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12526-015-0366-0Date
2015-07Type
articleKeywords
ScleractiniansBacterial mats
Cold seep
vulnerable habitats
Gulf of Cádiz
Abstract
The Gulf of Cádiz (GoC) represents an area of ecological
importance within the northeastern Atlantic Ocean due
to the presence of Mediterranean and Atlantic water masses, a
heterogeneous seafloor and a biological confluence.
Nevertheless, information on the presence of vulnerable
deep-sea habitats is still very scarce and it is of importance
for further habitat monitoring within the context of the
Habitats and Marine Strategy Framework Directives and for
improving conservation and resource extraction management.
From 2010 to 2012, fluid migration and emission related edifices
(e.g., mud volcanoes, diapirs) from the Spanish continental
margin of the GoC have been explored using a remotely
operated vehicle (ROV; Liropus 2000) and an underwater
camera sled (UCS; APHIA 2012) as well as several devices
for collecting sediment and fauna. Different vulnerable deepsea
habitats have been observed, including anoxic bottoms
with bacterial mats, sea-pen communities, sponge aggregat ...
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