Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHab Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats, Second Edition, provides an updated synthesis of seabed geomorphology and benthic habitats. This new edition includes new case studies from all geographic areas and habitats that were not included in the previous edition, including the Arctic, Asia, Africa and South America. Using multibeam sonar, the benthic ecology of submarine features, such as fjords, sand banks, coral reefs, seamounts, canyons, mud volcanoes and spreading ridges is revealed in unprecedented detail. This timely release offers new understanding for researchers in Marine Biodiversity, environmental managers, ecologists, and more.
1. Part I: Introduction - p. xlvi 2. Chapter 1. Why map benthic habitats? - p. 3 3. Chapter 2. Habitat mapping and marine management - p. 17 4. Chapter 3. Anthropogenic threats to benthic habitats - p. 35 5. Chapter 4. Biogeography, benthic ecology and habitat classification schemes - p. 63 6. Chapter 5. Surrogacy - p. 97 7. Chapter 6. Seafloor geomorphology—coast, shelf, and abyss - p. 115 8. Part II: Case studies - p. 155 9. Chapter 7. Characterization of worm reefs (Sabellaria vulgaris) in Delaware Bay, United States - p. 163 10. Chapter 8. Benthic habitat mapping in a shallow tropical bay: the Itaparica channel–eastern Brazil - p. 175 11. Chapter 9. Seafloor morphology and habitats of tidal channels in the Venice Lagoon, Italy tidal channel habitats - p. 187 12. Chapter 10. An integrated seafloor habitat map to inform marine spatial planning and management: a case study from Long Island Sound (Northwest Atlantic) - p. 199 13. Chapter 11. Epibenthic marine habitat mapping in a tropical bay: Todos os Santos Bay, Eastern Brazil - p. 219 14. Chapter 12. Physical oceanographic drivers of geomorphology of rhodolith/maerl beds in Galway Bay, Ireland - p. 231 15. Chapter 13. Seabed habitats of the Bay of Fundy, Atlantic Canada - p. 243 16. Chapter 14. A dynamic bedforms habitat for the forage fish Pacific sand lance, San Juan Islands, WA, United States - p. 267 17. Chapter 15. The eastern Gulf of Finland—brackish water estuary under natural conditions and anthropogenic stress - p. 281 18. Chapter 16. Geomorphic features and benthic habitats of a subarctic fjard: Okak Bay, Nunatsiavut, Labrador - p. 303 19. Chapter 17. Sponge reefs on the Northeast Pacific margin: geomorphic and biological variability - p. 319 20. Chapter 18. Habitat mapping in the fjords of the Chilean Patagonia using an autonomous underwater vehicle - p. 337 21. Chapter 19. The inland deep sea—benthic biotopes in the Sognefjord - p. 355 22. Chapter 20. Geomorphology, benthos, and habitats in the Primeiras and Segundas Environmental Protected Area, Mozambique - p. 373 23. Chapter 21. Distribution of seagrass communities north of Barcelona, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea - p. 385 24. Chapter 22. Inner shelf habitat surrounding the Kapiti Marine Reserve, New Zealand - p. 403 25. Chapter 23. Marine landscapes and habitats of Cilento Geopark (Italy)—linking geo- and biodiversity using a multiscalar approach - p. 421 26. Chapter 24. Fine-scale seabed habitats off Capri Island, southern Italy - p. 439 27. Chapter 25. Winnowed gravel lag deposits between sandbanks in the German North Sea - p. 451 28. Chapter 26. Benthic community structure at a remote temperate rocky reef in the Gulf of Maine, Cashes Ledge - p. 461 29. Chapter 27. Continental shelf habitats off a large South American metropolis: Salvador City, Eastern Brazil: Continental shelf habitats off a Brazil City - p. 473 30. Chapter 28. Temperate rocky reef on the southeast Australian continental shelf - p. 487 31. Chapter 29. Geomorphology and microhabitats of large, isolated, immobile bedforms in the Great South Channel, Northwest Atlantic Ocean - p. 503 32. Chapter 30. Submerged reefs in the Abrolhos Shelf: morphology and habitat distribution - p. 519 33. Chapter 31. Coral reefs in Fatu Huku Island, Marquesas Archipelago, French Polynesia - p. 533 34. Chapter 32. Carbonate banks and terraces of the Oceanic Shoals Marine Park region, Northern Australia - p. 545 35. Chapter 33. Reefs distribution and inter reef sedimentation on Tamandaré continental shelf, Northeast Brazil - p. 561 36. Chapter 34. Nature and condition of outer shelf habitats on the drowned Açu Reef, Northeast Brazil - p. 571 37. Chapter 35. Seabed character and associated habitats of an equatorial tropical shelf: the Rio Grande do Norte Shelf, Northeast Brazil - p. 587 38. Chapter 36. Characterizing benthic habitats in two Marine Protected Areas on the West Florida Shelf - p. 605 39. Chapter 37. Substrate mapping to inform ecosystem science and marine spatial planning around the main Hawaiian Islands - p. 619 40. Chapter 38. Dropstones on a glaciated continental shelf as key habitat, Sabrina Shelf, East Antarctica - p. 641 41. Chapter 39. Geomorphological and habitat mapping of the glaciated shelf (the Velikaya Salma Strait of the Kandalaksha Gulf of the White Sea, Russia) - p. 655 42. Chapter 40. Seafloor geomorphology and benthic habitat of the German Bank glaciated shelf, Atlantic Canada - p. 675 43. Chapter 41. Geomorphic features and benthos in a deep glacial trough in Atlantic Canada - p. 691 44. Chapter 42. Submarine sedimentary bedforms and benthos surrounding the Heard and McDonald Islands World Heritage site - p. 705 45. Chapter 43. Geomorphic features and associated habitats of the Patagonian Continental Margin, southwestern Atlantic - p. 721 46. Chapter 44. Fine-scale habitat characterization of The Gully, the Flemish Cap, and the Orphan Knoll, Northwest Atlantic, with a focus on cold-water corals - p. 735 47. Chapter 45. Characterization of the geomorphology and biotopes of the Háfadjúp canyon system, south Iceland - p. 753 48. Chapter 46. Continental shelf, canyons and pockmark fields in the southeastern Bay of Biscay - p. 769 49. Chapter 47. The geomorphology and biology of a submarine canyon system incising Ireland’s shelf edge in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean - p. 783 50. Chapter 48. Tricase Submarine Canyon: cold-water coral habitats in the southwesternmost Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) - p. 793 51. Chapter 49. Cold-water coral habitat in the Bari Canyon System, Southern Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) - p. 811 52. Chapter 50. Benthic habitats of a mud volcano associated with the Queen Charlotte transform margin along northern British Columbia, Canada and Southern Alaska, United States - p. 825 53. Chapter 51. Geomorphic features, main habitats and associated biota on and around the newly formed Tagoro submarine volcano, Canary Islands - p. 835 54. Chapter 52. Habitat distribution and associated biota in different geomorphic features within a fluid venting area of the Gulf of Cádiz (Southwestern Iberian Peninsula, Northeast Atlantic Ocean) - p. 847 55. Chapter 53. New evidence to support the distribution of dense hydrocoral–sponge communities along George V slope, East Antarctica - p. 863 56. Chapter 54. Chemosynthetic seep communities triggered by seabed slumping off of northern Papua New Guinea - p. 875 57. Chapter 55. Near-pristine benthic habitats on the Francesc Pagès Bank, Alboran Sea, western Mediterranean - p. 889 58. Chapter 56. Application of the coastal and marine ecological classification standard to Gosnold Seamount, North Atlantic Ocean - p. 903 59. Chapter 57. Deep-sea benthic megafaunal communities on the New England and Corner Rise Seamounts, Northwest Atlantic Ocean - p. 917 60. Chapter 58. Manganese nodule fields from the Northeast Pacific as benthic habitats - p. 933 61. Chapter 59. Geomorphology and benthic habitats of the Kermadec Trench, Southwest Pacific Ocean - p. 949 62. Part III: Synthesis - p. 964 63. Chapter 60. GeoHab Atlas of seafloor geomorphic features and benthic habitats–synthesis and lessons learned - p. 969 64. Glossary - p. 991 65. Index - p. 1001
Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHab Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats, Second Edition, provides an updated synthesis of seabed geomorphology and benthic habitats. This new edition includes new case studies from all geographic areas and habitats that were not included in the previous edition, including the Arctic, Asia, Africa and South America. Using multibeam sonar, the benthic ecology of submarine features, such as fjords, sand banks, coral reefs, seamounts, canyons, mud volcanoes and spreading ridges is revealed in unprecedented detail. This timely release offers new understanding for researchers in Marine Biodiversity, environmental managers, ecologists, and more.
1. Part I: Introduction - p. xlvi 2. Chapter 1. Why map benthic habitats? - p. 3 3. Chapter 2. Habitat mapping and marine management - p. 17 4. Chapter 3. Anthropogenic threats to benthic habitats - p. 35 5. Chapter 4. Biogeography, benthic ecology and habitat classification schemes - p. 63 6. Chapter 5. Surrogacy - p. 97 7. Chapter 6. Seafloor geomorphology—coast, shelf, and abyss - p. 115 8. Part II: Case studies - p. 155 9. Chapter 7. Characterization of worm reefs (Sabellaria vulgaris) in Delaware Bay, United States - p. 163 10. Chapter 8. Benthic habitat mapping in a shallow tropical bay: the Itaparica channel–eastern Brazil - p. 175 11. Chapter 9. Seafloor morphology and habitats of tidal channels in the Venice Lagoon, Italy tidal channel habitats - p. 187 12. Chapter 10. An integrated seafloor habitat map to inform marine spatial planning and management: a case study from Long Island Sound (Northwest Atlantic) - p. 199 13. Chapter 11. Epibenthic marine habitat mapping in a tropical bay: Todos os Santos Bay, Eastern Brazil - p. 219 14. Chapter 12. Physical oceanographic drivers of geomorphology of rhodolith/maerl beds in Galway Bay, Ireland - p. 231 15. Chapter 13. Seabed habitats of the Bay of Fundy, Atlantic Canada - p. 243 16. Chapter 14. A dynamic bedforms habitat for the forage fish Pacific sand lance, San Juan Islands, WA, United States - p. 267 17. Chapter 15. The eastern Gulf of Finland—brackish water estuary under natural conditions and anthropogenic stress - p. 281 18. Chapter 16. Geomorphic features and benthic habitats of a subarctic fjard: Okak Bay, Nunatsiavut, Labrador - p. 303 19. Chapter 17. Sponge reefs on the Northeast Pacific margin: geomorphic and biological variability - p. 319 20. Chapter 18. Habitat mapping in the fjords of the Chilean Patagonia using an autonomous underwater vehicle - p. 337 21. Chapter 19. The inland deep sea—benthic biotopes in the Sognefjord - p. 355 22. Chapter 20. Geomorphology, benthos, and habitats in the Primeiras and Segundas Environmental Protected Area, Mozambique - p. 373 23. Chapter 21. Distribution of seagrass communities north of Barcelona, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea - p. 385 24. Chapter 22. Inner shelf habitat surrounding the Kapiti Marine Reserve, New Zealand - p. 403 25. Chapter 23. Marine landscapes and habitats of Cilento Geopark (Italy)—linking geo- and biodiversity using a multiscalar approach - p. 421 26. Chapter 24. Fine-scale seabed habitats off Capri Island, southern Italy - p. 439 27. Chapter 25. Winnowed gravel lag deposits between sandbanks in the German North Sea - p. 451 28. Chapter 26. Benthic community structure at a remote temperate rocky reef in the Gulf of Maine, Cashes Ledge - p. 461 29. Chapter 27. Continental shelf habitats off a large South American metropolis: Salvador City, Eastern Brazil: Continental shelf habitats off a Brazil City - p. 473 30. Chapter 28. Temperate rocky reef on the southeast Australian continental shelf - p. 487 31. Chapter 29. Geomorphology and microhabitats of large, isolated, immobile bedforms in the Great South Channel, Northwest Atlantic Ocean - p. 503 32. Chapter 30. Submerged reefs in the Abrolhos Shelf: morphology and habitat distribution - p. 519 33. Chapter 31. Coral reefs in Fatu Huku Island, Marquesas Archipelago, French Polynesia - p. 533 34. Chapter 32. Carbonate banks and terraces of the Oceanic Shoals Marine Park region, Northern Australia - p. 545 35. Chapter 33. Reefs distribution and inter reef sedimentation on Tamandaré continental shelf, Northeast Brazil - p. 561 36. Chapter 34. Nature and condition of outer shelf habitats on the drowned Açu Reef, Northeast Brazil - p. 571 37. Chapter 35. Seabed character and associated habitats of an equatorial tropical shelf: the Rio Grande do Norte Shelf, Northeast Brazil - p. 587 38. Chapter 36. Characterizing benthic habitats in two Marine Protected Areas on the West Florida Shelf - p. 605 39. Chapter 37. Substrate mapping to inform ecosystem science and marine spatial planning around the main Hawaiian Islands - p. 619 40. Chapter 38. Dropstones on a glaciated continental shelf as key habitat, Sabrina Shelf, East Antarctica - p. 641 41. Chapter 39. Geomorphological and habitat mapping of the glaciated shelf (the Velikaya Salma Strait of the Kandalaksha Gulf of the White Sea, Russia) - p. 655 42. Chapter 40. Seafloor geomorphology and benthic habitat of the German Bank glaciated shelf, Atlantic Canada - p. 675 43. Chapter 41. Geomorphic features and benthos in a deep glacial trough in Atlantic Canada - p. 691 44. Chapter 42. Submarine sedimentary bedforms and benthos surrounding the Heard and McDonald Islands World Heritage site - p. 705 45. Chapter 43. Geomorphic features and associated habitats of the Patagonian Continental Margin, southwestern Atlantic - p. 721 46. Chapter 44. Fine-scale habitat characterization of The Gully, the Flemish Cap, and the Orphan Knoll, Northwest Atlantic, with a focus on cold-water corals - p. 735 47. Chapter 45. Characterization of the geomorphology and biotopes of the Háfadjúp canyon system, south Iceland - p. 753 48. Chapter 46. Continental shelf, canyons and pockmark fields in the southeastern Bay of Biscay - p. 769 49. Chapter 47. The geomorphology and biology of a submarine canyon system incising Ireland’s shelf edge in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean - p. 783 50. Chapter 48. Tricase Submarine Canyon: cold-water coral habitats in the southwesternmost Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) - p. 793 51. Chapter 49. Cold-water coral habitat in the Bari Canyon System, Southern Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) - p. 811 52. Chapter 50. Benthic habitats of a mud volcano associated with the Queen Charlotte transform margin along northern British Columbia, Canada and Southern Alaska, United States - p. 825 53. Chapter 51. Geomorphic features, main habitats and associated biota on and around the newly formed Tagoro submarine volcano, Canary Islands - p. 835 54. Chapter 52. Habitat distribution and associated biota in different geomorphic features within a fluid venting area of the Gulf of Cádiz (Southwestern Iberian Peninsula, Northeast Atlantic Ocean) - p. 847 55. Chapter 53. New evidence to support the distribution of dense hydrocoral–sponge communities along George V slope, East Antarctica - p. 863 56. Chapter 54. Chemosynthetic seep communities triggered by seabed slumping off of northern Papua New Guinea - p. 875 57. Chapter 55. Near-pristine benthic habitats on the Francesc Pagès Bank, Alboran Sea, western Mediterranean - p. 889 58. Chapter 56. Application of the coastal and marine ecological classification standard to Gosnold Seamount, North Atlantic Ocean - p. 903 59. Chapter 57. Deep-sea benthic megafaunal communities on the New England and Corner Rise Seamounts, Northwest Atlantic Ocean - p. 917 60. Chapter 58. Manganese nodule fields from the Northeast Pacific as benthic habitats - p. 933 61. Chapter 59. Geomorphology and benthic habitats of the Kermadec Trench, Southwest Pacific Ocean - p. 949 62. Part III: Synthesis - p. 964 63. Chapter 60. GeoHab Atlas of seafloor geomorphic features and benthic habitats–synthesis and lessons learned - p. 969 64. Glossary - p. 991 65. Index - p. 1001
