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Oculina coral banks of Florida:conservation and management of a deep-water reserve
| Title: | Oculina coral banks of Florida:conservation and management of a deep-water reserve. |
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| Name(s): | Reed, John K. | |
| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 2000 | |
| Publisher: | American Academy of Underwater Sciences | |
| Place of Publication: | Nahant, MA | |
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| Extent: | 5 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007354 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
In 1975, during photographic surveys of the continental
shelf using the johnson-Sea-Link Research Submersible,
scientists from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
discovered high relief pinnacles at depths of 70-100
m that were living coral reefs composed entirely of the
ivory tree coral Oculina varicosa. Various research ensued
including studies on coral growth rates, community
structure of associated invertebrates and fishes, effects
of upwelling, bioerosion, sediments, geology, and taxonomic
studies of fish, decapods, mollusks, echinoderms,
sipunculids, pycnogonids, and amphipods. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1378 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Reed, J. K. (2000). Oculina coral banks of Florida: conservation and management of a deep-water reserve. In P. Hallock & L. French (Eds.), Diving for science in the 21st century: proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences twentieth annual symposium (pp. 2-4). Nahant, MA: American Academy of Underwater Sciences. |
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| Subject(s): |
Deep sea corals Oculinidae Habitat conservation |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007354 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
