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the seafloor continuously, can cap the contaminated sediments over time. This
would also require monitoring to ensure this strategy is viable.
Acknowledgments The synthesis of this research was made possible by grants from the Gulf of
Mexico Research Initiative through the Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the
Gulf Ecosystem (C-IMAGE).
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Buhl-Mortensen L (2004) Symbiosis in deep-water corals. Symbiosis 37:33–61
Buhl-Mortensen L, Mortensen PB (2005) Distribution and diversity of species associated with
deep-sea gorgonian corals off Atlantic Canada. In: Freiwald A, Roberts JM (eds) Cold-Water
Corals and Ecosystems. Springer-V ed, Berlin, pp 849–879
22 Deep-Sea Benthic Faunal Impacts and Community Evolution Before, During…
the seafloor continuously, can cap the contaminated sediments over time. This
would also require monitoring to ensure this strategy is viable.
Acknowledgments The synthesis of this research was made possible by grants from the Gulf of
Mexico Research Initiative through the Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the
Gulf Ecosystem (C-IMAGE).
References
Almeda R, Bona S, Foster CR, Buskey EJ (2014) Dispersant Corexit 9500A and chemically dispersed crude oil decreases the growth rates of meroplanktonic barnacle nauplii (Amphibalanus
improvisus) and tornaria larvae (Schizocardium sp.). Mar Environ Res 99:212–217. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.06.007
Andrews AH, Cordes EE, Mahoney MM, Munk K, Coale KH, Cailliet GM, Heifetz J (2002) Age,
growth and radiometric age validation of a deep-sea, habitat-forming gorgonian (Primnoa
resedaeformis) from the Gulf of Alaska. Hydrobiologia 471:101–110. https://doi.org/10.102
3/A:1016501320206
Baguley JG, Montagna PA, Hyde LJ, Kalke RD, Rowe GT (2006a) Metazoan meiofauna abundance in relation to environmental variables in the northern Gulf of Mexico deep sea. Deep-Sea
Res I 53:1344–1362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.07.010
Baguley JG, Montagna PA, Lee W, Hyde LJ, Rowe GT (2006b) Spatial and bathymetric trends
in Harpacticoida (Copepoda) community structure in the Northern Gulf of Mexico deep-sea.
J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 330:327–341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2005.12.037
Baguley JG, Montagna PA, Cooksey C, Hyland JL, Bang HW, Morrison C, Kamikawa A, Bennetts
P, Saiyo G, Parsons E, Herdener M, Ricci M (2015) Community response of deep-sea softsediment metazoan meiofauna to the Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill. Mar Ecol Prog
Ser 528:127–140. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11290
Baillon S, Hamel J-F, Wareham VE, Mercier A (2012) Deep cold-water corals as nurseries for fish
larvae. Front Ecol Environ 10:351–356. https://doi.org/10.1890/120022
Balthis WL, Hyland JL, Cooksey C, Montagna PA, Baguley JG, Ricker RW, Lewis C (2017)
Sediment quality benchmarks for assessing oil-related impacts to the deep-sea benthos. Integr
Environ Assess Manag 13:840–851. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.1898/epdf
Boland GS, Etnoyer PJ, Fisher CR, Hickerson EL (2017) State of deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico Region. In: Hourigan TF, Etnoyer PJ, Cairns SD (eds) The state
of deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems of the United States. NOAA Technical Memorandum
NMFS-OHC-4, Silver Spring, p 58. Available online: http://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/library
Brooks JM, Fisher C, Roberts H, Cordes E, Baums I, Bernard B, Brooke S, Church R, Demopoulos
A, Etnoyer P, German C, Goehring E, Kellogg C, McDonald I, Morrison C, Nizinski M, Ross
S, Shank T, Warren D, Welsh S, Wolff G (2012) Exploration and research of northern Gulf of
Mexico deepwater natural and artificial hard-bottom habitats with emphasis on coral communities: reefs, rigs, and wrecks—“Lophelia II” Interim report. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans. OCS Study BOEM
2012–106. p 126. Available online at https://www.boem.gov/ESPIS/5/5458.pdf
Bryan TL, Metaxas A (2006) Distribution of deep-water corals along the North American continental margins: Relationships with environmental factors. Deep-Sea Res I Oceanogr Res Pap
53:1865–1879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2006.09.006
Buhl-Mortensen L (2004) Symbiosis in deep-water corals. Symbiosis 37:33–61
Buhl-Mortensen L, Mortensen PB (2005) Distribution and diversity of species associated with
deep-sea gorgonian corals off Atlantic Canada. In: Freiwald A, Roberts JM (eds) Cold-Water
Corals and Ecosystems. Springer-V ed, Berlin, pp 849–879
22 Deep-Sea Benthic Faunal Impacts and Community Evolution Before, During…