Framework building scleractinian Cold-Water Corals (CWC) are able to form biogenic reefs in a number of geomorphic setting on continental margins, seamounts and oceanic banks. In this study we show the results obtained from a variety of mapping approaches (used at a range of scales) to map the distribution of CWC habitats in the northern Ionian Sea. A special focus is given to the analysis of ROV-based micro-bathymetry, that was pivotal for measuring, at metric resolution, the reef growth structure of a single, representative coral-topped mound of the region.
Savini, A., Taviani, M., Marchese, F., Vertino, A., Corselli, C., Fabri, M., et al. (2017). Measuring growth structure of reef frameworks in Mediterranean deep-water coral-topped mounds. In IMEKO TC19 Workshop on Metrology for the Sea, MetroSea 2017: Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (pp.101-103). IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat.
Measuring growth structure of reef frameworks in Mediterranean deep-water coral-topped mounds
Savini A.
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2017
Abstract
Framework building scleractinian Cold-Water Corals (CWC) are able to form biogenic reefs in a number of geomorphic setting on continental margins, seamounts and oceanic banks. In this study we show the results obtained from a variety of mapping approaches (used at a range of scales) to map the distribution of CWC habitats in the northern Ionian Sea. A special focus is given to the analysis of ROV-based micro-bathymetry, that was pivotal for measuring, at metric resolution, the reef growth structure of a single, representative coral-topped mound of the region.
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