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Case Study - The banks of the South Eastern USA

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North Carolina Lophelia Banks
1. Conger eel (Conger oceanicus) within a dense matrix of dead and live Lophelia pertusa coral. Note also several squat lobsters (Eumunida picta) and sea urchins (Echinus sp.) in the coral. S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
5. The alphonsino (Beryx decadactylus) is one of the common large fishes around deep coral banks of this area. S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
 
Stetson Banks
Large wreckfish Polyprion americanus patrols along a rocky ridge. S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
Mixed hard corals, bamboo corals, and black corals cover large areas at this site. S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
Mixed coral and sponge habitat is common here. S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
Savannah Banks
Coral habitat in this area is variable with large areas of rubble and dead coral interspersed with sediments. S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
Lophelia pertusa thickets occur in scattered clusters surrounded by coral rubble and sediment. S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
     
Jacksonville Lithoherms
Large black coral (red on far right) and other corals and sponges find good attachment sites on rocky substrates. S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
Dense groupings of sponges, corals, anemones (reddish), and hydroids characterize many habitats in this region. S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
     

Cape Canaveral Lophelia Banks
A large sponge (white) infringes on mostly dead coral (Lophelia pertusa). S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
Mixed hard corals, sponges, soft corals create a diverse habitat in this area. S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).
Mixed hard corals and sponges are common in this area. Red animals are octocorals (Anthomastus agassizi). S.W. Ross et al © UNC-W, NOAA-OE (2005).

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