Alaska deep-sea coral and sponge assemblages are well-defined and mostly predictable from local environmental conditions
Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs), including deep-sea corals and sponges, are important habitats for many fish and invertebrate species and are at risk from the effects of fishing, seafloor mining, and climate change. We describe the zoogeography of dee...
Observations of deep coral and sponge assemblages in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, Washington [electronic resource] : cruise report : NOAA Ship McArthur II Cruise AR-06-07/07 / M.S. Brancato ... [et al.].
Report on research cruise conducted from May 22-June 4, 2006, using the ROPOS Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to conduct dives at targeted sites in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, to document deep coral and sponge communities. Survey locations in...