NOAA Ocean Explorer: Estuary to the Abyss

Small coral colonies such as these are typically found on hard bottom areas of the Blake Plateau, which lie under swift Gulf Stream currents. The chemical composition of these small hard corals and surrounding coral rubble and fossil corals can supply a record of temperature changes that have occurred on the Blake Plateau.

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