Cold-water coral mounds and reefs off Mauritania and associated megafauna

Cold-water coral mounds and reefs off Mauritania and associated megafauna

This study presents the megafauna related to coral mounds (coral remains) and cold-water coral (CWC) reefs off Mauritania. The mound-specific megafauna was documented by comparing 47 trawl catches from coral mounds with 47 catches from off-mound areas, sampled from 1982 to 2022. Coral reef megafauna...

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Main Authors: Hammoud El Vadhel, Lene Buhl-Mortensen, Mohamed El Khalil Med Mahmoud, Yeslem El Vally, Beyah Meissa, François Le Loc’h, Lenaick Menot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
cold water corals (CWC)
coral mounds
coral reefs
megafauna associated
Mauritania
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1575636/full
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