Table 4. A summary of the distributional and environmental characteristics of ten communities on Cobb Seamount based on a predicted distribution model (Fig 6A), and a hypothesized unsampled Lophelia pertusa Bioherm community.
| Community number and name | Location | Spatial pattern | Environmental characteristic(s) | Depth (m) | Area | Width (km) | Model error (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min. | Max. | (km2) | (%) | |||||||
| 1 | Pinnacle | Summit (pinnacle) | Band | Shallowest, euphotic zone | 35 | 90 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2 | Crinoid | Summit | Band | Extends to wave-base limit | 90 | 180 | 11.7 | 5 | 1.5 | 6 |
| 3 | Mixed | Summit | Band | At euphotic zone limit | 180 | 225 | 11.6 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Bare | Summit | Patches | Patches of boulders & sand | 275 | 350 | 7.2 | 3 | 0.5 | 48 |
| 5 | Hydrocoral | Summit | Patches | Coral rumble as substrate | 200 | 250 | 11.8 | 6 | 0.5 | 43 |
| 6 | Sand | Summit | Band | Flat and sandy | 250 | 350 | 18.4 | 9 | 0.75 | 5 |
| H1 | Bioherm | Ridge | Band | Rocky outcrops | 300 | 360 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Anemone | Flank | Band & patches | Deep and flat | 350 | 750 | 49.6 | 23 | 1.5 | 25 |
| 8 | Soft coral | Flank | Patches | Deep and rugose | 350 | >1200 | 30.3 | 14 | 2–3 | 33 |
| 9 | Black coral | Flank | Band | Deepest | 350 | >1200 | 70.4 | 33 | 2–3 | 22 |