Bivalves of the families Teredinidae and Xylophagaidae bore into and eat wood in shallow
water and the deep sea, respectively. After an introduction to these sister taxa, I consider …

This volume compiles a number of scientific papers resulting from a sustained
multidisciplinary research effort of the deep-sea ecosystem in the Mediterranean Sea. This …

The biota of the deep-sea bed and the immediately overlying layer of water, the benthic
boundary layer, constitute an almost totally heterotrophic ecosystem (its metabolism reliant …

Biological trait analysis has become a popular tool to infer the vulnerability of benthic
species to trawling-induced disturbance. Approaches using multiple traits are being …

In 2006, paired wood and slate panels, each equipped with a temperature probe, were
deployed on three different localities on and around the Eiffel Tower edifice (Lucky Strike …

Wood falls on the deep-sea floor represent a significant source of energy into the food-
limited deep sea. Unique communities of primarily wood-and sulfide-obligate species form …

Wood boring bivalves of the family Xylophagaidae inhabit sunken wood on the deep-sea
floor where they play a key role in the degradation of this organic matter in the ocean. The …

Wood in the deep sea serves as a substantial food source in an otherwise barren
environment, forming specialized, endemic, and diverse community assemblages. This …

Experimental panels of spruce and oak deployed at 3 and 6 mo intervals over a period of
several years at ca. 500 m depth in the NE Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas, were rapidly …

Fjordic systems in temperate and Arctic regions often feature extensive kelp forests at their
shallow coastal margins as well as extensive terrestrial forests. Detrital export from these …