The Mediterranean Sea is a marine biodiversity hot spot. Here we combined an extensive
literature analysis with expert opinions to update publicly available estimates of major taxa …

Deep-sea ecosystems represent the largest biome of the global biosphere, but knowledge of
their biodiversity is still scant. The Mediterranean basin has been proposed as a hot spot of …

Bottom trawling has many impacts on marine ecosystems, including seafood stock
impoverishment, benthos mortality, and sediment resuspension. Historical records of this …

Marine sediments are home to one of the richest species pools on Earth, but logistics and a
dearth of taxonomic work-force hinders the knowledge of their biodiversity. We characterized …

ABSTRACT The Mediterranean Sea is a biodiversity hotspot containing between 15,000
and 20,000 marine species, nearly a quarter of which are endemic. The causes of the high …

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 …

Until recently, the deep continental margins (200–4,000 m) were perceived as monotonous
mud slopes of limited ecological or environmental concern. Progress in seafloor mapping …

To the public at large, the phylum Nematoda is mostly known by its pathogenic species,
causing some of the most infectious diseases in humans and animals and more crop losses …

Temperature is considered to be a fundamental factor controlling biodiversity in marine
ecosystems, but precisely what role temperature plays in modulating diversity is still not …

The ocean plays a crucial role in the functioning of the Earth System and in the provision of
vital goods and services. The United Nations (UN) declared 2021–2030 as the UN Decade …