Deep-water coral reefs : unique biodiversity hot-spots / Martin Hovland.
Deep-water coral reefs are found along large sections of the outer continental shelves and slopes of Europe, from North Cape to the Gulf of Cadiz, and because they also occur along the Atlantic seaboard of USA, the Gulf of Mexico, off Brazil, in the Mediterranean, and off New Zealand, they are curre...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht : Chichester :
Springer ; Praxis,
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| Series: | Springer-Praxis books in life sciences incorporating aquatic and marine sciences.
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| Summary: | Deep-water coral reefs are found along large sections of the outer continental shelves and slopes of Europe, from North Cape to the Gulf of Cadiz, and because they also occur along the Atlantic seaboard of USA, the Gulf of Mexico, off Brazil, in the Mediterranean, and off New Zealand, they are currently being targeted by international groups of marine scientists. They have become popular and opportune deep-water research targets because they offer exciting frontier exploration, combined with a whole plethora of modern scientific methods, such as deep-sea drilling, sampling, remote control surv. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 278 pages) : illustrations (some color)., maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781402084607 1402084609 1402084617 9781402084614 1281861456 9781281861450 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |