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Resemblance of the global depth distribution of internal-tide generation and cold-water coral occurrences
Anna-Selma van der Kaaden
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NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, the Netherlands
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Department of Environmental Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Dick van Oevelen
NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, the Netherlands
Christian Mohn
Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark
Karline Soetaert
NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, the Netherlands
Max Rietkerk
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Department of Environmental Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Johan van de Koppel
NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, the Netherlands
Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
Theo Gerkema
NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, P.O. Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, the Netherlands
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There have been various recent papers linking internal waves/tides with cold water coral distribution and abundance. This is the first one, to the best of our knowledge, that approaches the question from a global context. The focus on biophysical interaction means that it may be of particular interest to the broad geoscience community.
There have been various recent papers linking internal waves/tides with cold water coral...
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Cold-water corals (CWCs) and tidal waves in the interior of the ocean have been connected in case studies. We demonstrate this connection globally using hydrodynamic simulations and a CWC database. Internal-tide generation shows a similar depth pattern with slope steepness and latitude as CWCs. Our results suggest that internal-tide generation can be a useful predictor of CWC habitat and that current CWC habitats might change following climate-change-related shoaling of internal-tide generation.
Cold-water corals (CWCs) and tidal waves in the interior of the ocean have been connected in...
