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External literature

Studies about the biology of California seamounts

Endemicity, biogeography, composition, and community structure on a Northeast Pacific seamount

Benthic invertebrate communities on three seamounts off southern and central California, USA

Ichthyofauna on three seamounts off southern and central California, USA

Investigations of age and growth for three deep-sea corals from the Davidson Seamount off central California

The biogeography and distribution of megafauna at three California seamounts

 

Studies about the geology of California seamounts

Seamounts at the continental margin of California: A different kind of oceanic intraplate volcanism

Evidence that three seamounts off southern California were ancient islands

Petrogenesis of Davidson Seamount lavas and its implications for fossil spreading center and intraplate magmatism in the eastern Pacific

Origin of volcanic seamounts at the continental margin of California related to changes in plate margins

 

Studies about the conservation of California seamounts

Deep-sea corals and resource protection at the Davidson Seamount, California, USA

Conservation of seamount ecosystems: application of a marine protected areas concept

A Win-Win for Deep-Sea Corals and Fishing:  Increasing Seafloor Protections While Restoring Fishing Opportunities Off the United States West Coast

California Seamount Map
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