Quantitative Habitat Characterization and Benthic Assemblage Structure of Deep-water Lophelia pertusa and Enallopsammia profunda Reefs off Eastern Florida

Eleven deep-sea coral sites off the eastern Florida coast were surveyed using the Johnson Sea Link I submersible from 8-18 November 2005. Seven of 14 dives contained usable transect data that were used to characterize benthic habitats and associated faunal assemblages. Forty-two taxa at various taxo...

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Main Author: Shirur, Kartick Prakash
Format: Others
Published: NSUWorks 2008
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Online Access:http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/106
http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1296&context=occ_stuetd