Building your own mountain: the effects, limits, and drawbacks of cold-water coral ecosystem engineering

<p>Framework-forming cold-water corals (CWCs) are ecosystem engineers that build mounds in the deep sea that can be up to several hundred metres high. The effect of the presence of cold-water coral mounds on their surroundings is typically difficult to separate from environmental factors that...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A.-S. van der Kaaden, S. R. Maier, S. Chen, L. H. De Clippele, E. de Froe, T. Gerkema, J. van de Koppel, F. Mienis, C. Mohn, M. Rietkerk, K. Soetaert, D. van Oevelen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2024-02-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/21/973/2024/bg-21-973-2024.pdf