Figure 1
From: Local-scale feedbacks influencing cold-water coral growth and subsequent reef formation
Schematic representation of the flume experimental setting, were the water was continuously renewed (50 L h–1). A gravel and tube wall were placed 50 cm from the flume start to homogenise the flow. An asymmetric artificial reef structure (15 cm × 60 cm × 90 cm), with the highest point at x = 20–30 cm, was located 2.25 m from the flume start with the first 4 sets of nubbins located along the reef: at the front (x1 = 0 cm), top (x2 = 15 cm) and back (x3 = 45 cm and x4 = 55 cm). Lastly, two more nubbin sets were placed x5 = 1 m and x6 = 3 m behind the reef structure. White letters refer to the different panels in Fig. 3.
