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Programme report "Cold-water Coral Reefs: Out of Sight - No Longer Out of Mind".

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Lophelia pertusa:

Mortensen PB, Hovland M, et al (2001) Distribution, abundance and size of Lophelia pertusa coral reefs in mid-Norway in relation to seabed characteristics. Journal of Marine Biological Association UK 81: 581-597

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Wilson, JB (1979) The distribution of the coral Lophelia pertusa (L.) [L. prolifera (Pallas)] in the north-east Atlantic. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 59: 149-162

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Davies AJ, Wisshak M, Orr JC, Roberts JM (2008)Predicting suitable habitat for the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia). Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 55(8):1048-1062

 

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Paragorgia arborea:

Grasshof M (1979) Zur bipolaren Verbreitung der Oktokoralle Paragorgia arborea (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleraxonia). Senckenbergiana Maritima 11: 115-137

 

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Tendal OS(1992) The north Atlantic distribution of the octocoral Paragorgia arborea (L., 1758) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). Sarsia 77: 213-217

 

 

Sanchez J (2005). Bubblegum corals from New Zealand seamounts and the deep sea. Water and Atmosphere, NIWA Publication 13(2)

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General:

Hall-Spencer J, Rogers A, Davies J, Foggo A (2007) Deep-sea coral distribution on seamounts, oceanic islands, and continental slopes in the Northeast Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science 81 (S1): 135-146

publication_icon Cairns SD (2007) Deep-water corals: an overview with special reference to diversity and distribution of deep-water scleractinian corals. Bulletin of Marine Science 81 (3): 311-322
publication_icon For an overview of research into cold-water corals see the 2005 book edited by AndrĂ© Freiwald and J Murray Roberts 'Cold-water Corals and Ecosystems', and the recent book 'Cold-water corals; the biology and ecology of deep-sea coral habitats'