Monitoring changes in submarine canyon coral habitats - Leg 1 (MoCha_SCan)

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dc.contributor.authorLim, Aaron
dc.contributor.authorO'Reilly, Luke
dc.contributor.authorSummers, Gerard
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Kim
dc.contributor.authorShine, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorHarman, Luke
dc.contributor.authorAppah, John
dc.contributor.authorde Oliveira, Larissa Macêdo Cruz
dc.contributor.authorBoyd, John
dc.contributor.authorAnders, Bebhinn
dc.contributor.authorKilleen, Orla
dc.contributor.authorConti, Luis
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Martina
dc.contributor.funderMarine Instituteen
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-11T10:51:46Z
dc.date.available2019-09-11T10:51:46Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.date.updated2019-09-11T10:40:32Z
dc.description.abstractThis survey focused on the maiden deployment of a number of novel, ROV-adapted lander systems in the Porcupine Bank Canyon (PBC) coral habitats, NE Atlantic. Cold water corals (CWCs) flourish on the Irish-Atlantic margin between 600 and 100 m water depth, where they form a number of structural habitat types (coral reefs, mounds and gardens). Recent research shows that deep water habitats, including CWC habitats on the Irish margin, may be impacted by recent environmental change. The main objectives of this survey are: a) to deploy 8 new lander systems within a range of coral habitats throughout the PBC; b) to complete mapping coverage within the PBC; c) to sample the coral, sediment and ambient watermass around the lander sites and; d) to sample particulate organic matter around key coral habitats. Data recorded via landers from each habitat will allow to determine the controls on habitat variability. Furthermore, this data can be used as a baseline to which later deployments at this site will be used to compare against. Completed canyon coverage will feed into a number of multiscale mapping projects including the H2020 project â Integrated Assessment of Atlantic Marine Ecosystems in Space & Timeâ (iATLANTIC) and the SFI-, GSI- and MI-funded â Mapping, Modelling and Monitoring Key Processes and Controls on Cold Water Coral Habitats in Submarine Canyonsâ (MMMonKey_Pro) programme. Video data will be used to characterise key coral habitat within the canyon and subsequesntly, HD DEMâ s will be generated as a central dataset for the multiscale projects listed above.en
dc.description.sponsorshipMarine Institute (Marine Research Programme 2014-2020); Science Foundation Ireland (Investigator Program)en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationLim, A., O'Reilly, L., Summers, G., Harris, K., Shine, A., Harman, L., Appah, J., Macedo, L., Boyd, J., Anders, B., Killeen, O., Conti, L. and O'Brien, M. (2019) Monitoring changes in submarine canyon coral habitats - Leg 1 (MoCha_SCan). Available at: http://marinegeology.ucc.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/06/MoCha_SCan_Cruise_Report.pdf (Accessed: 11 September 2019)en
dc.identifier.endpage47en
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/8516
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.relation.urihttp://marinegeology.ucc.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2019/06/MoCha_SCan_Cruise_Report.pdf
dc.rights© 2019, the Authors.en
dc.subjectROV-adapted lander systemsen
dc.subjectCoral habitatsen
dc.subjectNE Atlanticen
dc.subjectCold water coralsen
dc.subjectPorcupine Bank Canyonen
dc.titleMonitoring changes in submarine canyon coral habitats - Leg 1 (MoCha_SCan)en
dc.typeReporten
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