FN Archimer Export Format
PT J
TI High-resolution facies zonation within a cold-water coral mound: The case of the Piddington Mound, Porcupine Seabight, NE Atlantic
BT 
AF LIM, Aaron
   WHEELER, Andrew J.
   ARNAUBEC, Aurelien
AS 1:1;2:1,2;3:3;
FF 1:;2:;3:PDG-IMN-SM-PRAO;
C1 Univ Coll Cork, Sch Biol Earth & Environm Sci, Cork, Ireland.
   Univ Coll Cork, Irish Ctr Res Appl Geosci, Cork, Ireland.
   IFREMER, Unite Syst Sous Marins, Ctr Mediterranee, Zone Portuaire Bregaillon, CS 20330, F-83507 La Seyne Sur Mer, France.
C2 UNIV COLL CORK, IRELAND
   UNIV COLL CORK, IRELAND
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI TOULON
SE PDG-IMN-SM-PRAO
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-europe
IF 2.364
TC 28
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00390/50129/50732.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Cold-water coral;Habitat mapping;Spatial analysis;Sediments;Fades distribution
AB Framework-forming cold-water corals (CWC's) such as Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata generate positive topographic features on the seabed called CWC mounds. In the North East Atlantic, CWC mounds have been studied in detail and reveal heterogeneous spatial on-mound organisation of coral patches. Many of these studies are limited by a paucity of remotely-sensed and video imagery at an appropriate resolution and coverage. This study is the first attempt to video mosaic an entire CWC mound (the Piddington Mound of the Moira Mounds, Porcupine Seabight, Irish margin). The mosaic is divided into 18,980 0.25 m2 cells with a manual classification applied to each within a geographic information system (GIS). Geospatial analysis shows that cell distribution is not random but clustered significantly across the mound surface. These clusters of cells make up a ring-like facies pattern. A model for the processes that lead to this facies pattern is suggested based on contemporary environmental controls. Parallels to shallow-water reef atolls are also drawn which subsequently has implications for interpreting fossil coral outcrops. 
PY 2017
PD AUG
SO Marine Geology
SN 0025-3227
PU Elsevier Science Bv
VL 390
UT 000413381800010
BP 120
EP 130
DI 10.1016/j.margeo.2017.06.009
ID 50129
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