Control of Deep Currents on Sediment and Cold-Water Coral Distribution on the Northern Manihiki Plateau

Control of Deep Currents on Sediment and Cold-Water Coral Distribution on the Northern Manihiki Plateau

High-definition video surveys of remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) dives from the NOAA’s Mountains in the Deep 2017 expedition (EX1705) along volcanic ridges and seamounts of the Manihiki Plateau coupled with multibeam bathymetry data and water column profiles, reveal no or minimal sediment cover on t...

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Main Authors: Sara Bashah, Kimberly C. Galvez, Gregor P. Eberli, Kasey Cantwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
seamounts
current deposits
cold-water corals
high-Mg calcite saturation horizon
Lower Circumpolar Deep Water
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00288/full

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