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Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

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Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-3039-2013

Type: Publication

Year: 2013

Citations: 47

AZORES DEEP-SEA RESEARCH
Publication Open access May 2013

Seamount physiography and biology in the north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

Biogeosciences

10.5194/bg-10-3039-2013
Open DOI
Total authors
10
Involved team members
2
Citations
47
References
107

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Abstract

Abstract. This work aims at characterising the seamount physiography and biology in the OSPAR Convention limits (north-east Atlantic Ocean) and Mediterranean Sea. We first inferred potential abundance, location and morphological characteristics of seamounts, and secondly, summarized the existing biological, geological and oceanographic in situ research, identifying examples of well-studied seamounts. Our study showed that the seamount population in the OSPAR area (north-east Atlantic) and in the Mediterranean Sea is large with around 557 and 101 seamount-like features, respectively. Similarly, seamounts occupy large areas of about 616 000 km2 in the OSPAR region and of about 89 500 km2 in the Mediterranean Sea. The presence of seamounts in the north-east Atlantic has been known since the late 19th century, but overall knowledge regarding seamount ecology and geology is still relatively poor. Only 37 seamounts in the OSPAR area (3.5% of all seamounts in the region), 22 in the Mediterranean Sea (9.2% of all seamounts in the region) and 25 in the north-east Atlantic south of the OSPAR area have in situ information. Seamounts mapped in both areas are in general very heterogeneous, showing diverse geophysical characteristics. These differences will likely affect the biological diversity and production of resident and associated organisms.

Authors

2 involved team members
T. Morato
T. Morato Team member
0000-0003-2393-4773

Centre of IMAR of the University of the Azores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas and LARSyS Associated Laboratory, Universidade dos Açores, 9901-382 Horta, Portugal

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K
K. Ø. Kvile

Centre of IMAR of the University of the Azores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas and LARSyS Associated Laboratory, Universidade dos Açores, 9901-382 Horta, Portugal

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G. H. Taranto
G. H. Taranto Team member
0000-0002-7968-1982

Centre of IMAR of the University of the Azores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas and LARSyS Associated Laboratory, Universidade dos Açores, 9901-382 Horta, Portugal

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F
F. Tempera
0000-0001-9495-3731

Centre of IMAR of the University of the Azores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas and LARSyS Associated Laboratory, Universidade dos Açores, 9901-382 Horta, Portugal

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B
B. E. Narayanaswamy
0000-0002-5810-9127

SAMS, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll, Scotland

D
D. Hebbeln
0000-0001-5099-6115

MARUM — Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Straße, 28359, Bremen, Germany

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G
G. M. Menezes
0000-0003-0781-4579

Centre of IMAR of the University of the Azores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas and LARSyS Associated Laboratory, Universidade dos Açores, 9901-382 Horta, Portugal

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C
C. Wienberg
0000-0001-9870-5495

MARUM — Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Straße, 28359, Bremen, Germany

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R
R. S. Santos
0000-0002-2536-1369

Centre of IMAR of the University of the Azores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas and LARSyS Associated Laboratory, Universidade dos Açores, 9901-382 Horta, Portugal

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T
T. J. Pitcher

Centre of IMAR of the University of the Azores, Departamento de Oceanografia e Pescas and LARSyS Associated Laboratory, Universidade dos Açores, 9901-382 Horta, Portugal

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Record details

Type
article
Language
EN
Volume
10
Issue
5
Pages
3039–3054
ISSN
1726-4170

Keywords

Seamount Oceanography Geology Mediterranean climate Mediterranean sea Geography Archaeology

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