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Discovery of Deep-Water Bamboo Coral Forest in the South China Sea

A deep-water coral forest, characterized by slender and whip-shaped bamboo corals has been discovered from water depths of 1200–1380 m at the western edge of the Xisha (Paracel Islands) area in the South China Sea. The bamboo corals are often accompanied by cold-water gorgonian “sea fan” corals: Ant...

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Autores principales: Li, Jianru, Wang, Pinxian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6820522/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31664067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51797-3