The discovery of mounds and reefs hosting cold-water coral ecosystems along the northeastern Atlantic continental margins has propelled a vigorous effort over the past decade to study the distribution of the mounds, surface sediments, the ecosystems they host, and their environments. This effort has involved swath bathymetry, remotely operated vehicle deployments, shallow coring, and seismic surveys.
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