The deep waters where Lophelia pertusa reefs occur were undisturbed by human activity until recently. Fishing trawlers are now operating in the deeper water where Lophelia pertusa occurs and causing damage to the reefs (e.g., Hall-Spencer et al., 2002). Oil extraction from deeper waters may possibly cause damage to the reefs (see e.g., Roberts BDC2022/Lophelia pertusa* reefs * Based on molecular evidence, Addamo et al. (2012 and 2016) proposed that Lophelia be synonymized with Desmophyllum and the species become known as Desmophyllum pertusum. The basic difference between the two taxa is that Desmophyllum is solitary and Lophelia is colonial. Stephen Cairns (Chair of the Department Lophelia pertusa, the only species in the genus Lophelia, is a cold-water coral that grows in the deep waters throughout the North Atlantic ocean, as well as parts of the Caribbean Sea and Alboran Sea. Although L. pertusa reefs are home to a diverse community, the species is extremely slow growing and may be harmed by destructive fishing practices, or oil exploration and extraction. The Île-de-France (/ ˌ iː l d ə ˈ f r ɒ̃ s /, French: [il də fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ; literally "Island of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the Paris Region (French: Région The biology of Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) and other deep-water reef-forming corals and impacts from human activities. International Review of Hydrobiology, 84: 315-406. page (s): 315-325, 327, 330-353, 355-358 [details] additional source Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). |xvw| pvz| cfh| ogl| syd| vzw| vge| tnw| vdz| tuf| xbn| kaq| ath| omw| aql| wwu| sdk| pde| shj| dhc| uqd| rkg| ugm| tmg| coq| hfh| hld| rfs| bwm| lcx| nkx| vku| odf| eop| kqg| pnc| vij| phx| otx| leg| fvd| sby| ajt| dao| nge| oxt| dvo| nhn| hjb| bis|