▪ Abstract Most of our knowledge of biodiversity and its causes in the deep-sea benthos
derives from regional-scale sampling studies of the macrofauna. Improved sampling …

Foraminiferal research lies at the border between geology and biology. Benthic foraminifera
are a major component of marine communities, highly sensitive to environmental influences …

Ecology and Palaeoecology of Benthic Foraminifera Page 1 Page 2 Ecology and Palaeoecology
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This timely volume provides a comprehensive account of the natural history of the organisms
associated with the deep-sea floor and examines their relationship with this inhospitable …

Extreme marine environments cover more than 50% of the Earth's surface and offer many
opportunities for investigating the biological responses and adaptations of organisms to …

Mass extinctions are recognized through the study of fossil groups across event horizons,
and from analyses of long-term trends in taxonomic richness and diversity. Both approaches …

The deep ocean environment is disturbed by various processes, many of which involve
episodic inputs of organic matter. Some inputs (eg, phytodetritus at mid-high latitudes in the …

Cores were obtained with a multiple corer at a bathyal site (1320 to 1360 m depth) in the
Porcupine Seabight during April and July 1982. In July (but not April) the sediment surface …

The distribution of morphological groups of foraminifera has been analysed in Toarcian and
Bajocian deposits of the northern North Sea and the Yorkshire coast. The deposits are …

Because of the unique conditions that exist around the Antarctic continent, Southern Ocean
(SO) ecosystems are very susceptible to the growing impact of global climate change and …