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 is a key component of the Earth system (Chapter 1) as it provides essential life
supporting services (Inniss et al. 2017). For example, it stores heat trapped in the …

Circulation patterns in the North Atlantic Ocean have changed and re-organized multiple
times over millions of years, influencing the biodiversity, distribution, and connectivity …

The deep sea plays a critical role in global climate regulation through uptake and storage of
heat and carbon dioxide. However, this regulating service causes warming, acidification and …

Cold-water corals (CWCs) are the engineers of complex ecosystems forming unique
biodiversity hotspots in the deep sea. They are expected to suffer dramatically from future …

Highlights•Cold-water corals are an important part of deep-water ecosystems.•Research on
cold-water corals has grown rapidly from the mid-1990s.•Integrated interdisciplinary …

Changing global climate due to anthropogenic emissions of CO2 are driving rapid changes
in the physical and chemical environment of the oceans via warming, deoxygenation, and …

Deep‐water corals are protected in the seas around New Zealand by legislation that
prohibits intentional damage and removal, and by marine protected areas where bottom …

Coral reefs are iconic ecosystems that support diverse, productive communities in both
shallow and deep waters. However, our incomplete knowledge of cold-water coral (CWC) …

Climate change is reorganizing the planet's biodiversity, necessitating proactive
management of species and habitats based on spatiotemporal predictions of distributions …