The importance of ecological accommodation space and sediment supply for cold-water coral mound formation, a case study from the Western Mediterranean Sea

H Wang, J Titschack, C Wienberg… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The formation of cold-water coral (CWC) mounds is commonly seen as being the result of
the sustained growth of framework-forming CWCs and the concurrent supply and deposition …

The erosive power of the Malvinas Current: Influence of bottom currents on morpho-sedimentary features along the northern Argentine margin (SW Atlantic Ocean)

H Wilckens, E Miramontes, T Schwenk, C Artana… - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Sediment deposits formed mainly under the influence of bottom currents (contourites) are
widely used as high-resolution archives for reconstructing past ocean conditions. However …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping and Geomorphic Characterization of the Vast Cold-Water Coral Mounds of the Blake Plateau

DC Sowers, LA Mayer, G Masetti, E Cordes… - Geomatics, 2024 - mdpi.com
A coordinated multi-year ocean exploration campaign on the Blake Plateau offshore of the
southeastern US has mapped what appears to be the most expansive cold-water coral …

[HTML][HTML] Broad-scale benthic habitat classification of the South Atlantic

KA McQuaid, AEH Bridges, KL Howell… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) has become a priority for many states wanting to
develop national blue economy plans and meet international obligations in response to the …

Highly variable deep-sea currents over tidal and seasonal timescales

LP Bailey, MA Clare, JE Hunt, IA Kane… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Deep-sea transport of sediment and associated matter, such as organic carbon, nutrients
and pollutants, is controlled by near-bed currents. On the continental slope, these currents …

Linking oceanographic processes to contourite features: Numerical modelling of currents influencing a contourite depositional system on the northern South China …

H Chen, W Zhang, X Xie, Y Gao, S Liu, J Ren, D Wang… - Marine Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Combining high-resolution bathymetry and 2-D seismic data with 3-D hydrodynamic
numerical simulation results to identify Quaternary plastered contourite drifts in the South …

Dropstones in the Mar del Plata Canyon Area (SW Atlantic): evidence for provenance, transport, distribution, and oceanographic implications

G Bozzano, ME Cerredo, M Remesal… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A variety of gravel‐to cobble‐sized rocks, recovered from the Mar del Plata (MdP) Canyon
area (Western South Atlantic at 38° S) and interpreted as ice‐rafted debris, represent the first …

Bioclastic bottom‐current deposits of a Devonian contourite terrace: Facies variability and depositional architecture (Tafilalt Platform, Morocco)

H Hüneke, MA Gibb, O Mayer, JF Kniest… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The study examines bioclastic carbonate contourites that arise from the broad spectrum of
bottom‐current related sedimentary processes ranging from deposition to erosion. The result …

Spatial distribution and morphometry of the Namibian coral mounds controlled by the hydrodynamic regime and outer-shelf topography

L Tamborrino, J Titschack, C Wienberg… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cold-water corals mounds develop over millennial timescales as a result of sustained coral
growth and concurrent with sediment deposition within their coral frameworks. So far, coral …

Review of the central and south atlantic shelf and deep-sea benthos: science, policy, and management

SJ Hawkins, PA Todd, BD Russell… - … and Marine Biology …, 2023 - books.google.com
Abstract The Central and South Atlantic represents a vast ocean area and is home to a
diverse range of ecosystems and species. Nevertheless, and similar to the rest of the global …