An integrative data system for monitoring the biota of the Mediterranean waters of Israel as
well as selected records from adjacent Levantine basin regions is presented here, aimed at …

Mass transport complexes often form key elements of petroleum systems, affecting
sedimentary structures, seepage pathways and biodiversity hotspots on the seafloor. Yet …

Discharge of gas-rich brines fuels productive chemosynthetic ecosystems in the deep sea. In
these salty, methanic and sulfidic brines, microbial communities adapt to specific niches …

The Levantine basin (LB) in the Southeastern Mediterranean Sea is a high-risk oil pollution
hot spot owing to its dense maritime traffic and intense oil and gas exploration and …

Brine pools in deep-sea environments provide unique perspectives into planetary and
geological processes, extremophile microbial communities, and sedimentary records. The …

Bathymodioline mussels rely on thiotrophic and/or methanotrophic chemosynthetic
symbionts for nutrition, yet, secondary heterotrophic symbionts are often present and play an …

Since the Eocene, oviparous deep-sea sharks and rays have used deep-sea hydrocarbon
seeps and hydrothermal vents as nurseries, where they lay eggs en masse. Benthic fluxes in …

Deep-sea habitats are currently recognized as a hot spot for mercury (Hg) accumulation
from anthropogenic sources, resulting in elevated concentrations of total mercury (THg) in …

Methane‐derived authigenic seep carbonates occur globally along continental margins.
These carbonates are important archives to identify seep dynamics, the source of the …

Deep-sea brine pools represent rare, extreme environments, providing unique insight into
the limits of life on Earth, and by analogy, the plausibility of life beyond it. A distinguishing …