This push core shows discrete layers in a typical sediment sample. The light brown organic layer sits above a dark gray clay sediment. Most of the animals are found in the top layer of sediment.

This push core shows discrete layers in a typical sediment sample. The light brown organic layer sits above a dark gray clay sediment. Most of the animals are found in the top layer of sediment. Image courtesy of, Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Coral Expedition: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks.

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