Exploration of outer shelf and slope habitats off the coast of North Carolina, August 5-15, 2002; Mission two, summary

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• Alternative Title:
  Outer shelf and slope habitats off the coast of North Carolina, August 5-15, 2002 ; Mission 2, summary, August 5-15, 2002 ; Islands in the Stream 2002 ; Cruise report, Mission II
• Personal Author:
  McDonough, John ; Ross, Steve W., 1951-
• Corporate Authors:
  United States, National Ocean Service ; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research ; United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Ocean Exploration and Research ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) ; NOAA Ocean Exploration Program (U.S.) ; N.C. National Estuarine Research Reserve System
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NOS (National Ocean Service) ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; OER (Ocean Exploration and Research) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) ; Ocean Exploration Program
• Description:
  The two primary goals of this mission were to study two distinct and unique habitats: 1) the outer shelf hardgrounds in water depths of 80-200 m that are characterized by rocky outcrops, hard-bottom "pavement", pinnacles, and sand channels; and 2) reef banks of Lophelia-type corals found on the middle continental shelf in water depths of 400-500 m. During this mission, the science party was able to make much progress toward characterizing two deep-reef systems (>1000 ft) comprised almost entirely of Lophelia pertusa, a branching tree-like coral that forms expansive banks along the continental slope.
• Keywords:
  Coral Reef Ecology Coral Reef Fishes Coral Reefs And Islands Corals Deep Sea Corals Habitat Hexactinellida Identification Lophelia Lophelia Pertusa Marine Biology Marine Fishes Marine Sediments Ocean Bottom Puffers (Fish) Reef Organisms Research Scallops Seagrasses Submarine Geology Underwater Exploration Coral Reef Ecology Coral Reef Fishes Coral Reefs And Islands Deep Sea Corals Lophelia Pertusa Marine Biology Marine Fishes Marine Sediments Ocean Bottom Reef Organisms Submarine Geology Underwater Exploration

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• Document Type:
  Professional Paper
• Place as Subject:
  South Atlantic Bight ; Atlantic Ocean ; North Carolina ; Atlantic Coast
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cefc725e9ae52e22494412a4c0e1a4bd87e758f5527778b3074c104ce6d32ec3
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  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/429/noaa_429_DS1.pdf
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