Species distribution modelling studies the relationship between species occurrence records
and their environmental setting, providing a valuable approach to predicting species …

Abstract The Southern Ocean (SO) is among the regions on Earth that are undergoing
regionally the fastest environmental changes. The unique ecological features of its marine …

Marine life of the Southern Ocean has been facing environmental changes and the direct
impact of human activities during the past decades. Benthic communities have particularly …

Species distribution models (SDMs) have been increasingly used over the past decades to
characterise the spatial distribution and the ecological niche of various taxa. Validating …

Aim Species distribution modelling (SDM) represents a valuable alternative to predict
species distribution over vast and remote areas of the ocean. We tested whether reliable …

Species inventories are essential to the implementation of conservation policies to mitigate
biodiversity loss and maintain ecosystem services and their value to the society. This is …

Abstract The Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri (Echinoida; Echinidae) is routinely
used as a model organism for Antarctic biology. Here, we present a high-quality genome of …

Species distribution models (SDMs) are increasingly used in ecological and biogeographic
studies by Antarctic biologists, including for conservation and management purposes …

Introduction: Sea urchins in the order Spatangoida are the most diverse group of extant
echinoids. Objective: Describe a new genus and species of Spatangoida from abyssal …

The sea urchin family Pourtalesiidae is primarily an abyssal taxon, exhibiting extremely
modified morphologies that have emerged as an adaptation for burrowing in soft sediment …