Short communication, Note

Diving investigations of Bermuda’s deep water caves

Thomas M. Iliffe orcid.org/0000-0002-4342-5960 ; Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77553-1675 USA

Abstract

Mixed gas rebreathers allowed divers to explore the shelf edge of the Bermuda sea mount at depths from 60 to 136 m to search for potential refugia of anchialine taxa during Pleistocene periods of sea level regression. Divers discovered karst and sea level features including a remnant natural bridge cave, drowned coral reefs, wave-cut notches and high relief escarpments.

Keywords

anchialine; Pleistocene; sea level eustasy; mixed gas rebreather diving; Bermuda

Hrčak ID:

87199

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/87199

Publication date:

30.9.2012.

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