Environmental and Geomorphological Effects on the Distribution of Deep-Sea Canyon and Seamount Communities in the Northwest Atlantic

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• Journal Title:
  Frontiers in Marine Science
• Personal Author:
  Mello-Rafter, Kristen ; Sowers, Derek ; Malik, Mashkoor ; Watling, Les ; Mayer, Larry A. ; Dijkstra, Jennifer A.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Ocean Exploration Program ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ; NOS (National Ocean Service)
• Description:
  Deep sea canyons and seamounts are topographically complex features that are considered to be biological hotspots. Anthropogenic pressures related to climate change and human activities are placing the species that inhabit these features at risk. Though studies have examined species composition on seamounts and canyons, few have compared communities between them, and even fewer studies have examined how species’ abundances correlate with environmental conditions or geomorphology. Consequently, this study compares species composition, community structure, and environmental variables between Northwest Atlantic continental margin canyons and seamounts along the New England Seamount Chain. Geoforms were also related to the occurrence of phyla and biodiversity.
• Keywords:
  Climate change, Deep sea canyons, Seamounts, Communities, Corals, Sponges, North Atlantic
• Source:
  Frontiers in Marine Science, 8:691668
• Series:
  EX1304L1   EX1404L2
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.691668
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  Grant no. NA15NOS4000200
• Rights Information:
  CC BY
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6dcb02c539967f71af65cd7857385774d21a4e790188e6766f99dbd2dcf99da4
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/32979/noaa_32979_DS1.pdf
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