The cold-water coral, deep-sea coral and deep-water coral resource

The cold-water coral, deep-sea coral and deep-water coral resource

Welcome to lophelia dot org logo – the world’s foremost online deep- and cold-water coral resource
Welcome to lophelia dot org logo – the world’s foremost online deep- and cold-water coral resource

Lophelia.org was founded in 2005 to help shed much-needed light on poorly understood but critically important deep-sea ecosystems that science was only just beginning to comprehend. In the two decades since Lophelia.org’s development, enormous leaps forward have been made in understanding both the complexity and fragility of deep- and cold- water corals and the ecosystems they inhabit.

As we further penetrate the deep sea through either exploration or industry, it’s critical that the life contained there makes its way into the hearts, minds, and homes of not just coral biologists and environmental scientists, but everyone. Lophelia.org serves as a resource for policymakers, students, researchers, and civilian scientists alike. We hope you find what you’re looking for here, whether a deeper understanding of the extraordinary ways in which coral ecosystems convene, or a broad comprehension of the sheer global breadth of these species. Thank you for taking the time to visit!

Cold-water Corals - The biology and geology of deep-sea coral habitats

J Murray Roberts, Andrew Wheeler, Andre Freiwald and Stephen Cairns

Image of the author Murray Roberts
This broad-ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water coral, covering their ecology, biology, palaeontology and geology.

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