2014 Expedition
Leiopathes

Anegada Passage & the British Virgin Islands' Seamounts

September 4 – 13, 2014
NA052

Expedition Partners

Lead Scientist
Lead Scientist
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Within the Caribbean region, numerous unexplored seamounts punctuate the seafloor holding records of geologic, biologic and oceanographic processes over different time-scales.  Seamounts are topographically and oceanographically complex with environmental characteristics that vary greatly and have often been suggested to be biodiversity hotspots, however, many of these hypotheses are only beginning to be explored in detail. Exploration of seamount environments in the Greater Antilles/Lesser Antilles transition zone will provide insight into their geological origin, the spatial distribution, ecology, and biodiversity of associated fauna.

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Selected Publications

2017

Quattrini, A., Demopoulos, A., Singer, R., Roa-Varon, A., Chaytor, J. (2017). Demersal fish assemblages on seamounts and other rugged features in the northeastern Caribbean. Deep Sea Research 123: 90-104.