A binational scientific project between the "Institut fuer Geologie und
Palaeontologie, University of Stuttgart/Germany and Natural Resources
Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Pacific Geoscience Centre, Sidney,
B.C./Canada.
Many warm thanks to Captain Bryan
Pennell, Captain Paul Frost and all members of the crew for their fantastic
help during several cruises. Their patience, helpfulness and keen interest
in the work ensured the success of our project.
We also would like to thank the pilots from the Delta Oceanographics. Their experience and professionalism was the guarantee for unforgettable dives to "our" sponge reefs.
We also would like to thank the pilots from the Delta Oceanographics. Their experience and professionalism was the guarantee for unforgettable dives to "our" sponge reefs.
This project ("Vergleichende geologisch-paläökologische Studie rezenter Hexactinelliden-Schwammriffe von Britisch Kolumbien/Kanada und ihren fossilen oberjurassischen Äquivalenten von Süddeutschland und Spanien") is financially supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation), Bonn (Project KR 1902/2-2).
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University of Stuttgart
last changes 10.03.2005