De Mol, Ben (2009): The HERMES cold-water coral database [dataset]. Stratigraphy, Paleontology and Marine Geosciences Department, Univ Barcelona, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.728313
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Abstract:
The HERMES cold-water coral database is a combination of historical and published sclerectinia cold-water coral occurrences (mainly Lophelia pertusa) and new records of the HERMES project along the European margin. This database will be updated if new findings are reported. New or historical data can be sent to Ben De Mol (bendemol@ub.edu).
Besides geocodes a second category indicates the coral species and if they are sampled alive or dead. If absolute dating is available of the corals this is provide together with the method. Only the framework building cold-water corals are selected: Lophelia pertusa, Madrepora oculata and common cold-water corals often associated with the framework builders like: Desmophyllum sp and Dendrophylia sp. in comments other observed corals are indicated. Another field indicates if the corals are part of a large build-up or solitary.
A third category of parameters is referencing to the quality of the represented data. In this category are the following parameters indicated: source of reference, source type (such as Fishermen location, scientific paper, cruise reports). sample code and or name and sample type (e.g. rock dredge, grab, video line). These parameters must allow an assessment of the quality of the described parameters.
Related to:
Álvarez-Pérez, German; Busquets, Pere; De Mol, Ben; Sandoval, Nicolas G; Canals, Miquel; Casamor, J L (2005): Deep-water coral occurrences in the Strait of Gibraltar. In: Freiwald, A, Roberts, JM (eds.), Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, 207-221, https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27673-4_10
Hemleben, Christoph; Hoernle, Kaj; Jørgensen, Bo Barker; Roether, Wolfgang (2003): Ostatlantik-Mittelmeer-Schwarzes Meer, Cruise No. 51, 12 September - 28 December 2001. METEOR-Berichte, Leitstelle Meteor, Institut für Meereskunde der Universität Hamburg, 03-1, 225 pp, https://doi.org/10.2312/cr_m51
Remia, Alessandro; Taviani, Marco (2005): Shallow-buried Pleistocene Madrepora-dominated coral mounds on a muddy continental slope, Tuscan Archipelago, NE Tyrrhenian Sea. Facies, 50(3-4), 419-425, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10347-004-0029-2
Taviani, Marco; Colantoni, Paolo (1984): Paléobiocenoses profondes a scléractiniaires sur l'escarpement de Malte-Syracuse (Mer Méditerranée): leur structure, leur âge et leur signification. Oil & Gas Science and Technology - Revue de l'Institut Francais Du Petrole, 39(5), 547-552, https://doi.org/10.2516/ogst:1984032
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Funding:
Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), grant/award no. 511234: Hotspot Ecosystem Research on the Margins of European Seas
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 37.795258 * Median Longitude: 1.313283 * South-bound Latitude: 35.780000 * West-bound Longitude: -5.790000 * North-bound Latitude: 43.600000 * East-bound Longitude: 18.610000
Minimum DEPTH, water: 13 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 3250 m
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | DEPTH, water | Depth water | m | Geocode | ||
| 4 | Area/locality | Area | ||||
| 5 | Sample code/label | Sample label | sample or classification number | |||
| 6 | Gear | Gear | sampling or observation equipment | |||
| 7 | Buildup | Build | # | 0: part of a coral build, 1: solitary | ||
| 8 | Age, dated | Age dated | ka | |||
| 9 | Coral Status | C. Stat | # | 1: corals alive, 0: corals dead, 0.5: living and dead corals in the same sample | ||
| 10 | Lophelia | Lophelia | # | 1: presence, 0: absence | ||
| 11 | Madrepora | Madrepor | # | 1: presence, 0: absence | ||
| 12 | Desmophylum | Desmophylum | # | 1: presence, 0: absence | ||
| 13 | Dendrophyllia | Dendrop | # | 1: presence, 0: absence | ||
| 14 | Comment | Comment | ||||
| 15 | Reference of data | Ref data | original reference of the sample | |||
| 16 | Reference/source | Reference | A: scientific publication, R: report, C: cruise report, F: fishermen observation |
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