A rock face in Hydrographer Canyon hosts a diverse deep-sea coral habitat including octocorals (soft corals and sea fans) and cup corals. Locating deep-sea coral and sponge communities, validating and improving predictive modelling capabilities, and increasing understanding of deep-sea ecosystem biogeographic patterns and connectivity across the Atlantic margin are all goals of the Deep Connections 2018 expedition.
Coral Habitat
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A rock face in Hydrographer Canyon hosts a diverse deep-sea coral habitat including octocorals (soft corals and sea fans) and cup corals. Locating deep-sea coral and sponge communities, validating and improving predictive modelling capabilities, and increasing understanding of deep-sea ecosystem biogeographic patterns and connectivity across the Atlantic margin are all goals of the Deep Connections 2018 expedition.
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