The deep-sea floor ecosystem: current status and prospects of anthropogenic change by the year 2025
The goal of this paper is to review current impacts of human activities on the deep-sea floor
ecosystem, and to predict anthropogenic changes to this ecosystem by the year 2025. The …
ecosystem, and to predict anthropogenic changes to this ecosystem by the year 2025. The …
Long-term change in the megabenthos of the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (NE Atlantic)
DSM Billett, BJ Bett, AL Rice, MH Thurston… - Progress in …, 2001 - Elsevier
A radical change in the abundance of invertebrate megafauna on the Porcupine Abyssal
Plain is reported over a period of 10 years (1989–1999). Actiniarians, annelids …
Plain is reported over a period of 10 years (1989–1999). Actiniarians, annelids …
Climate, carbon cycling, and deep-ocean ecosystems
KL Smith Jr, HA Ruhl, BJ Bett… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Climate variation affects surface ocean processes and the production of organic carbon,
which ultimately comprises the primary food supply to the deep-sea ecosystems that …
which ultimately comprises the primary food supply to the deep-sea ecosystems that …
[HTML][HTML] Megafaunal variation in the abyssal landscape of the Clarion Clipperton Zone
The potential for imminent polymetallic nodule mining in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture
Zone (CCZ) has attracted considerable scientific and public attention. This concern stems …
Zone (CCZ) has attracted considerable scientific and public attention. This concern stems …
Proximate composition and fatty acid profile of three different fresh and dried commercial sea cucumbers from Turkey
Proximate composition and fatty acid (FA) profile of three commercial sea cucumbers;
Holothuria tubulosa, Holothuria polii and Holothuria mammata caught from Aegean Sea of …
Holothuria tubulosa, Holothuria polii and Holothuria mammata caught from Aegean Sea of …
Long-term change in the abyssal NE Atlantic: The 'Amperima Event'revisited
The results from a time series study (1989–2005) at a depth of 4850m on the Porcupine
Abyssal Plain, NE Atlantic, are presented, showing radical changes in the density of large …
Abyssal Plain, NE Atlantic, are presented, showing radical changes in the density of large …
Feeding ecology of deep-sea seastars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea): a fatty-acid biomarker approach
Fatty-acid biomarkers and stomach content analysis were used to investigate the diets of 9
species of deep-sea seastar. Polyunsaturated fatty acids were the most abundant categories …
species of deep-sea seastar. Polyunsaturated fatty acids were the most abundant categories …
Temporal variability in phytodetritus and megabenthic activity at the seabed in the deep Northeast Atlantic
BJ Bett, MG Malzone, BE Narayanaswamy… - Progress in …, 2001 - Elsevier
We report a ten-year study of the abundance and activity of megabenthos on the Porcupine
Abyssal Plain, northeast Atlantic, together with observations on the occurrence of …
Abyssal Plain, northeast Atlantic, together with observations on the occurrence of …
Toward a reliable assessment of potential ecological impacts of deep‐sea polymetallic nodule mining on abyssal infauna
The increasing demand for metals is pushing forward the progress of deep‐sea mining
industry. The abyss between the Clarion and Clipperton Fracture Zones (CCFZ), a region …
industry. The abyss between the Clarion and Clipperton Fracture Zones (CCFZ), a region …
Recycling pathways in cold-water coral reefs: Use of dissolved organic matter and bacteria by key suspension feeding taxa
SR Maier, T Kutti, RJ Bannister, JKH Fang… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Cold-water coral (CWC) reefs are one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems in the
deep sea. Especially in periods of seasonally-reduced phytodetritus food supply, their high …
deep sea. Especially in periods of seasonally-reduced phytodetritus food supply, their high …