Benthic macrohabitat classification and Madracis spp. coral patch distribution in a deep-sea marine protected area of Colombia

Benthic macrohabitat classification and Madracis spp. coral patch distribution in a deep-sea marine protected area of Colombia

Corales de Profundidad National Natural Park (CPNNP), at the central Colombian Caribbean margin, has an extension of 142.195 ha with depths ranging from 34 to 1,234 m. The CPNNP’s essential ecological value is Madracis spp. as potential structure-forming deep-water coral; this work represents the fi...

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Main Authors: Cristina Cedeño-Posso, Martha Vides-Casado, Venus Rocha, Giomar H. Borrero-Pérez, Andrea Polanco F, David Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
macrohabitat
deep-sea coral
national natural park
megafauna
new records
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.995419/full

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