STUDY TITLE: Characterization of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Hard Bottom Communities with Emphasis on Lophelia Coral
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Sediment tolerance of two different morphotypes of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa from the Gulf of Mexico
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*Correspondence: Jay J. Lunden, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Building 520 Rm. 4001 Fl 4L, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150, USA e-mail: [email protected] †Present address: Jay J. Lunden, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, USA Changing global climate du...
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