Exploring Australia's 'other reefs' south of Tasmania
- Written by Nic Bax, Director, NERP Marine Biodiversity Hub, CSIRO
Solenosmilia coral reef with unidentified solitary yellow corals.CSIRO
Off southern Tasmania, at depths between 700 and 1,500 metres, more than 100 undersea mountains provide rocky pedestals for deep-sea coral reefs.
Unlike shallow tropical corals, deep-sea corals live in a cold environment without sunlight or symbiotic algae. They feed on tiny...
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