Cold-water coral mounds are key hot-spots of deep ocean biodiversity and also important
archives of past climatic conditions. Nonetheless, the paleo-oceanographic setting in which …

In the deep waters of the Nordic Seas and adjacent areas, several benthic habitats such as
cold-water coral reefs, coral gardens, and deep-sea sponge aggregations have been …

This chapter is a review of studies that present the role of cold-water corals as shelter,
feeding and life-history critical habitats for fish species in the Mediterranean Sea and world …

Cold-water corals are habitat-forming species that are also classified as indicators of
vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) due to the threat of various anthropogenic impacts …

The characterization of benthic communities at the Burdwood Bank slope (≥ 200 m depth)
is provided, comprising data from the marine protected area (MPA) Namuncurá II (created in …

Although cold-water coral (CWC) biology, physiology, and connectivity, have been
extensively studied, few studies have so far focused on their reproductive biology. The …

Habitat-forming cold-water corals (CWCs) represent a key component of deep-sea benthic
communities and a priority target for conservation. Although research efforts have been …

This study demonstrates how cold-water coral morphology and habitat distribution are
shaped by local hydrodynamics, using high-definition video from Tisler Reef, an inshore reef …

Accurate mapping of marine benthic habitats, using acoustic technologies such as Side-
Scan Sonar (SSS), is a useful tool for marine conservation and management, as well as to …

Designing conservation networks requires a well-structured framework for achieving
essential objectives such as connectivity, replication or viability, and for considering local …