Table 3 Depth range of living occurrence of Madrepora oculata (DR-LOM) recorded for each cold-water coral mound.
From: Madrepora oculata forms large frameworks in hypoxic waters off Angola (SE Atlantic)
Coral mound | DR-LOM (m) | DR-CTD (m) | DO (mL L−1) | Temperature (°C) | Salinity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min–max | Mean ± SD | Min–max | Mean ± SD | Min–max | Mean ± SD | |||
Anna ridge | ./. | 251–336 | 0.7–0.9 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 10.1–14.2 | 12.1 ± 1.2 | 34.9–35.4 | 35.2 ± 0.1 |
Snake | ./. | 256–320 | 0.7–0.8 | 0.7 ± 1.0 | 9.4–12.7 | 11.1 ± 1.0 | 34.9–35.3 | 35.1 ± 0.1 |
Castle | 332–364 | 332–449 | 0.6–0.9 | 0.8 ± 0.6 | 7.8–9.3 | 8.4 ± 0.6 | 34.6–34.9 | 34.8 ± 0.1 |
Scary | 357–382 | 335–428 | 0.5–0.7 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 8.7–10.0 | 9.1 ± 0.3 | 34.7–34.9 | 34.8 ± 0.0 |
Buffalo | 343–389 | 343–405 | 0.7–0.8 | 0.7 ± 1.0 | 9.1–12.2 | 10.3 ± 1.0 | 34.8–35.2 | 35.0 ± 0.1 |
Valentine (a) | 416–472 | 413–474 | 0.7–1.3 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 7.9–8.7 | 8.1 ± 0.2 | 34.7–34.8 | 34.7 ± 0.0 |
Valentine (b) | ./. | 483–502 | 0.9–1.3 | 1.03 ± 0.13 | 7.0–7.4 | 7.3 ± 0.1 | 34.6–34.7 | 34.6 ± 0.0 |
