Ecological role of submarine canyons and need for canyon conservation: a review

U Fernandez-Arcaya, E Ramirez-Llodra… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Submarine canyons are major geomorphic features of continental margins around the world.
Several recent multidisciplinary projects focused on the study of canyons have considerably …

Megafauna of vulnerable marine ecosystems in French mediterranean submarine canyons: Spatial distribution and anthropogenic impacts

MC Fabri, L Pedel, L Beuck, F Galgani… - Deep Sea Research …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME) in the deep Mediterranean Sea have been
identified by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean as consisting of …

Towards a marine strategy for the deep Mediterranean Sea: Analysis of current ecological status

R Danovaro, E Fanelli, M Canals, T Ciuffardi, MC Fabri… - Marine Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), introduced in June 2008, was
adopted to achieve a Good Environmental Status (GES) in the EU's marine waters and to …

The costs of meeting the environmental objectives for the Baltic Sea: a review of the literature

K Elofsson - Ambio, 2010 - Springer
The environmental targets of the recently agreed Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) targets are
likely associated with a considerable cost, which motivates a search for low-cost policies …

Ecological impacts of large-scale disposal of mining waste in the deep sea

DJ Hughes, TM Shimmield, KD Black, JA Howe - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Deep-Sea Tailings Placement (DSTP) from terrestrial mines is one of several large-
scale industrial activities now taking place in the deep sea. The scale and persistence of its …

Red mud a byproduct of aluminum production contains soluble vanadium that causes genotoxic and cytotoxic effects in higher plants

M Mišík, IT Burke, M Reismüller, C Pichler… - Science of the total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Red mud (RM) is a byproduct of aluminum production; worldwide between 70 and 120
million tons is produced annually. We analyzed RM which was released in the course of the …

Predictive habitat modeling in two Mediterranean canyons including hydrodynamic variables

A Bargain, F Foglini, I Pairaud, D Bonaldo… - Progress in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Madrepora oculata and Lophelia pertusa are the two main ecosystem engineering,
scleractinian cold-water corals (CWC) found in Mediterranean canyons. Factors controlling …

Cold-water coral ecosystems in Cassidaigne Canyon: an assessment of their environmental living conditions

MC Fabri, A Bargain, I Pairaud, L Pedel… - Deep Sea Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
The Cassidaigne canyon is one of the two canyons (together with Lacaze-Duthiers) of the
French Mediterranean coast in which cold-water corals have settled and formed large …

Evaluating the ecological status of cold-water coral habitats using non-invasive methods: An example from Cassidaigne canyon, northwestern Mediterranean Sea

MC Fabri, B Vinha, AG Allais, ME Bouhier… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cold-water coral ecosystems have been identified as vulnerable, but quantitative data on
their conservation status is very limited. The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) is …

Benthic foraminifera as bioindicators of potentially toxic element (PTE) pollution: Torrecillas lagoon (San Juan Bay Estuary), Puerto Rico

M Martínez-Colón, P Hallock, CR Green-Ruíz… - Ecological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Torrecillas Lagoon, on the north coast of Puerto Rico, has experienced extensive
anthropogenic influence over the past 200 years. Elevated concentrations of Potentially …