Advances in the application of amino acid nitrogen isotopic analysis in ecological and biogeochemical studies

N Ohkouchi, Y Chikaraishi, HG Close, B Fry… - Organic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Compound-specific isotopic analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AA) has emerged in the last
decade as a powerful approach for tracing the origins and fate of nitrogen in ecological and …

The biology and ecology of black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia)

D Wagner, DG Luck, RJ Toonen - Advances in marine biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Antipatharians, commonly known as black corals, are treasured by many cultures for
medicinal purposes and to produce jewellery. Despite their economic and cultural …

[图书][B] Cold-water corals: the biology and geology of deep-sea coral habitats

JM Roberts - 2009 - books.google.com
" There are more coral species in deep, cold-waters than in tropical coral reefs. This broad-
ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water …

Persistence of pristine deep-sea coral gardens in the Mediterranean Sea (SW Sardinia)

M Bo, G Bavestrello, M Angiolillo, L Calcagnile… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Leiopathes glaberrima is a tall arborescent black coral species structuring important facies
of the deep-sea rocky bottoms of the Mediterranean Sea that are severely stifled by fishing …

The exploitation and conservation of precious corals

G Tsounis, S Rossi, R Grigg… - … and marine biology …, 2010 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Precious corals have been commercially exploited for many centuries all over the world.
Their skeletons have been used as amulets or jewellery since antiquity and are one of the …

The geochemistry of deep-sea coral skeletons: a review of vital effects and applications for palaeoceanography

LF Robinson, JF Adkins, N Frank, AC Gagnon… - Deep Sea Research …, 2014 - Elsevier
Deep-sea corals were discovered over a century ago, but it is only over recent years that
focused efforts have been made to explore the history of the oceans using the geochemistry …

[HTML][HTML] Deep-water longline fishing has reduced impact on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

CK Pham, H Diogo, G Menezes, F Porteiro… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Bottom trawl fishing threatens deep-sea ecosystems, modifying the seafloor morphology and
its physical properties, with dramatic consequences on benthic communities. Therefore, the …

Spatial assessment of benthic habitats vulnerability to bottom fishing in a Mediterranean seamount

A De la Torriente Diez, JM González-Irusta, A Serrano… - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Physical damage caused by the mechanical impact of bottom fishing gears on epibenthic
community can reduce the biomass and coverage of habitat-forming species as well as the …

First characterisation of a Leiopathes glaberrima (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) forest in Maltese exploited fishing grounds

A Deidun, F Andaloro, G Bavestrello… - Italian Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) survey conducted in the deep (250–400 m) Maltese
waters in 2013 revealed, for the first time, the characteristics of an extended coral forest …

Growth rates and ages of deep-sea corals impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

NG Prouty, CR Fisher, AWJ Demopoulos… - Deep Sea Research …, 2016 - Elsevier
The impact of the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) spill on deep-sea coral communities
in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is still under investigation, as is the potential for these …