An effort of 15 deep-sea international expeditions has allowed the analysis of abyssal sediments collected in all major oceanic regions. Gorgonians and black corals at 1960 m depth in the Atlantic Ocean. (IMAGE)

MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

An effort of 15 deep-sea international expeditions has allowed the analysis of abyssal sediments collected in all major oceanic regions. Gorgonians and black corals at 1960 m depth in the Atlantic Ocean.

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An effort of 15 deep-sea international expeditions has allowed the analysis of abyssal sediments collected in all major oceanic regions. Gorgonians and black corals at 1960 m depth in the Atlantic Ocean.

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