Polyp loss and mass occurrence of sea urchins on bamboo corals in the deep sea: an indirect effect of fishing impact?
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3564
Abstract: The ability of corals to detach their polyps (leaving behind a naked skeleton) in times of stress, allows polyps to escape from a local source of hostility (Sammarco 1982). In situ observations of this behavior… read more here.
Keywords: polyp loss; mass occurrence; sea; loss mass ... See more keywords
Brittle-star mass occurrence on a Late Cretaceous methane seep from South Dakota, USA
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27326-z
Abstract: Articulated brittle stars are rare fossils because the skeleton rapidly disintegrates after death and only fossilises intact under special conditions. Here, we describe an extraordinary mass occurrence of the ophiacanthid ophiuroid Brezinacantha tolis gen. et… read more here.
Keywords: mass occurrence; cretaceous methane; late cretaceous; occurrence ... See more keywords