Seafloor chemosynthetic habitats and AOM-influenced sediment microbiome at a cold-water coral site off the Vesterålen coast, northern Norway

Argentino, Claudio; Fallati, Luca; Petters, Sebastian; Bernstein, Hans C.; Barrenechea Angeles, Ines; Corrales-Guerrero, Jorge; Savini, Alessandra; Ferré, Benedicte; Panieri, Giuliana

doi:10.5194/bg-23-3139-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-3139-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-3139-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 9

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08 May 2026

Research article |

| 08 May 2026

Seafloor chemosynthetic habitats and AOM-influenced sediment microbiome at a cold-water coral site off the Vesterålen coast, northern Norway

Claudio Argentino, Luca Fallati, Sebastian Petters, Hans C. Bernstein, Ines Barrenechea Angeles, Jorge Corrales-Guerrero, Alessandra Savini, Benedicte Ferré, and Giuliana Panieri

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Our results provide biogeochemical and seafloor habitat context to cold-water corals, contributing to the understanding of potential influence of methane seepage on corals off northern Norway. Furthermore, the produced seafloor orthomosaics and habitat maps will facilitate the monitoring of habitat changes in response to future climate-driven environmental disturbances.