Nature and Significance of the Recent Carbonate Mound Record The
The discovery of recent carbonate mounds and cold-water coral reefs along the European continental margins is a major achievement of the past decade. Different research projects have been developed, fueling vivid debates. The objectives of this study, whi
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Anneleen Foubert ยท Jean-Pierre Henriet
Nature and Significance of the Recent Carbonate Mound Record The Mound Challenger Code
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Anneleen Foubert Renard Centre of Marine Geology Ghent University Krijgslaan 281-S8 9000 Ghent Belgium [email protected]
Prof. Dr. Jean-Pierre Henriet Renard Centre of Marine Geology Ghent University Krijgslaan 281-S8 9000 Ghent Belgium [email protected]
ISSN 0930-0317 ISBN 978-3-642-00289-2 e-ISBN 978-3-642-00290-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-00290-8 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009921823 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Bauer, Thomas Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
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Abstract
Carbonate mounds appear to be an important feature along the northeastern Atlantic margins. The presence of giant carbonate mounds in Porcupine Seabight, on Porcupine Bank, in Rockall Trough and on Rockall Bank, W of Ireland is already known since the nineties (Hovland et al. 1994; Henriet et al. 1998; De Mol et al. 2002; Huvenne et al. 2002, 2003; van Weering et al. 2003). These mounds have been the target of several cruises during the last decade. An exploratory cruise of R/V Belgica in 2002 off Larache (Morocco, Gulf of Cadiz) has led to the discovery of similar mound structures topping ridges and structural heights (Foubert et al. 2008). Because of their unique setting (focused fluid seepage, mud volcanoes), also the carbonate mound sites on the Moroccan margin become rapidly involved in a developing stage of focused multidisciplinary research. Scientific campaigns, industrial surveys and extensive mapping studies reveal each year new mound structures. However, the processes of mound build-up and mound nucleation are not yet completely understood. What keeps a mound growing over extended time periods? How does the biosphere interact with sedimentary fluxes to make a mound grow? On which level do palaeoclimatological and palaeoceanographic changes control mound growth? Which diagenetic processes play an important role in carbonate mound generation and how do the
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