Patterns in submarine canyons: role of scale and heterogeneity

WG coordinator: Steve Ross (rosss@uncw.edu),  

Present at INCISE2014 discussion: Steve Ross, Claudio Lo Iacono, Marie-Claire Fabri, Tahmeena Aslam, Tim Shank, Laetitia Gunton, Sara Roman, Fabio Matos, Martina Pierdomenico, Katleen Robert, Craig Robertson, Andrew Davies

Present at INCISE2016 discussion: Claudio Lo Iacono (chair), Fabio Matos (rapporteur), Gary Green, Laetitia Gunton (taking notes), Natalie Valette-Silver, Kevin Power, Neus Campanà, Chih-Lin Wei, Marie-Claire Fabri, Pauline Chauvet

Discussion topics:

•          Can we quantify heterogeneity in canyons and does it vary between canyons?

•           What causes the patterns in canyon communities and is there a universal community?

•          Why is there not more physical data?  Is this what is most needed?

•          What data do we need now?  Most important?

•          What processes control patterns?

•          How similar are canyons across a gradient?

•          How much do canyons influence an area on the larger scale?

•          Are “active” canyons more/less biodiverse than “passive” ones?

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