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Titschack, Jürgen; Fink, Hiske G; Baum, Daniel; Wienberg, Claudia; Hebbeln, Dierk; Freiwald, André (2016): Mediterranean cold-water coral measurements [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867277, Supplement to: Titschack, J et al. (2016): Mediterranean cold-water corals - an important regional carbonate factory? The Depositional Record, 2(1), 74-96, https://doi.org/10.1002/dep2.14

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Abstract:
This study presents aggradation rates supplemented for the first time by carbonate accumulation rates from Mediterranean cold-water coral sites considering three different regional and geomorphological settings: (i) a cold-water coral ridge (eastern Melilla coral province, Alboran Sea), (ii) a cold-water coral rubble talus deposit at the base of a submarine cliff (Urania Bank, Strait of Sicily) and (iii) a cold-water coral deposit rooted on a predefined topographic high overgrown by cold-water corals (Santa Maria di Leuca coral province, Ionian Sea). The mean aggradation rates of the respective cold-water coral deposits vary between 10 and 530 cm kyr-1 and the mean carbonate accumulation rates range between 8 and 396 g cm-2 kyr-1 with a maximum of 503 g cm-2 kyr-1 reached in the eastern Melilla coral province. Compared to other deep-water depositional environments the Mediterranean cold-water coral sites reveal significantly higher carbonate accumulation rates that were even in the range of the highest productive shallow-water Mediterranean carbonate factories (e.g. Cladocora caespitosa coral reefs). Focusing exclusively on cold-water coral occurrences, the carbonate accumulation rates of the Mediterranean cold-water coral sites are in the lower range of those obtained for the prolific Norwegian coral occurrences, but exhibit much higher rates than the cold-water coral mounds off Ireland. This study clearly indicates that cold-water corals have the potential to act as important carbonate factories and regional carbonate sinks within the Mediterranean Sea. Moreover, the data highlight the potential of cold-water corals to store carbonate with rates in the range of tropical shallow-water reefs. In order to evaluate the contribution of the cold-water coral carbonate factory to the regional or global carbonate/carbon cycle, an improved understanding of the temporal and spatial variability in aggradation and carbonate accumulation rates and areal estimates of the respective regions is needed.
Project(s):
Center for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM)
Geosciences, University of Bremen (GeoB)
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Median Latitude: 37.853866 * Median Longitude: 11.932042 * South-bound Latitude: 35.434500 * West-bound Longitude: -2.513833 * North-bound Latitude: 39.557200 * East-bound Longitude: 18.456000
Date/Time Start: 2006-10-01T21:44:00 * Date/Time End: 2009-06-06T15:27:00
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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Aggradation rates and carbonate accumulation rates of sediment core GeoB13729-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867190
  2. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Clast angle distribution of sediment core GeoB13729-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867252
  3. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Clast size distribution of sediment core GeoB13729-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867271
  4. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Volume per slice of sediment core GeoB13729-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867801
  5. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): XRD measurements of sediment core GeoB GeoB13729-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866359
  6. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Aggradation rates and carbonate accumulation rates of sediment core GeoB11135-2. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867191
  7. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Clast angle distribution of sediment core GeoB11135-2. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867253
  8. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Clast size distribution of sediment core GeoB11135-2. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867272
  9. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Volume per slice of sediment core GeoB11135-2. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867802
  10. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): XRD measurements of sediment core GeoB11135-2. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866360
  11. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Aggradation rates and carbonate accumulation rates of sediment core GeoB11185-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867192
  12. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Clast angle distribution of sediment core GeoB11185-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867254
  13. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Clast size distribution of sediment core GeoB11185-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867273
  14. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Volume per slice of sediment core GeoB11185-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867803
  15. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): XRD measurements of sediment core GeoB11185-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866361
  16. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Aggradation rates and carbonate accumulation rates of sediment core GeoB11186-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867193
  17. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Clast angle distribution of sediment core GeoB11186-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867255
  18. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Clast size distribution of sediment core GeoB11186-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867274
  19. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): Volume per slice of sediment core GeoB11186-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.867804
  20. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): XRD measurements of sediment core GeoB11186-1. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866362
  21. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): (Table 2) AMS14C dates obtained from mixed planktonic foraminiferal assemblages and Desmophyllum dianthus. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866370
  22. Titschack, J; Fink, HG; Baum, D et al. (2016): (Table 3) Carbonate content, aggradation rates and carbonate accumulation rates from Mediterranean cold-water corals deposits. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.866945