Europe's Grand Canyon: Nazaré Submarine Canyon

The Nazaré submarine canyon extends ~ 210 km westward from the coast of Portugal, down to a water depth of > 4300 m. The considerable habitat heterogeneity found throughout the canyon is affected by strong currents and high turbidity, especially in the upper parts of the canyon. The canyon morpho...

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Published in:	Oceanography
Main Authors:	Paul Tyler, Teresa Amaro, Raquel Arzola, Marina R. Cunha, Henko de Stigter, Andrew Gooday, Veerle Huvenne, Jeroen Ingels, Kostas Kiriakoulakis, Galderic Lastras, Douglas Masson, Anabela Oliveira, Abigail Pattenden, Ann Vanreusel, Tjeerd Van Weering, Joao Vitorino, Ursula Witte, George Wolff
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Oceanography Society 2009-03-01
Subjects:	HERMES Nazare submarine canyon seafloor habitat gorgonians sea lilies ecosystem function deep sea
Online Access:	http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/22-1_tyler.pdf

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