Anthropogenic oil in the ocean is of great concern due to its potential immediate and long‐
term impacts on the ecosystem, economy, and society, leading to intense societal efforts to …

Natural oil seepages contribute about one-half of the annual petroleum input to marine
systems. Yet, environmental implications and the persistence of water-soluble hydrocarbons …

The exploration of deep-sea mineral resources on continental margins is increasing
worldwide. In the SW Atlantic, Campos Basin has been Brazil's main deep-sea area for oil …

Ferromanganese crusts occurring on seamounts are a potential resource for rare earth
elements that are critical for low-carbon technologies. Seamounts, however, host vulnerable …

Wood falls provide locally and temporally restricted inputs of organic material to the deep
sea supporting heterotrophic and chemotrophic fauna. These habitats also play a significant …

In highly fragmented and relatively stable cold-seep ecosystems, species are expected to
exhibit high migration rates and long-distance dispersal of long-lived pelagic larvae to …

The Brazilian continental margin (BCM) extends from the Tropical to the Subtropical Atlantic
Ocean, with much of its seafloor within deep waters, supporting rich geomorphological …

Continental margins host methane seeps, animal falls and wood falls, with chemosynthetic
communities that may share or exchange species. The goal of this study was to examine the …

Abstract The Central and South Atlantic represents a vast ocean area and is home to a
diverse range of ecosystems and species. Nevertheless, and similar to the rest of the global …

The trophic structure and role of chemosynthesis remain unexplored in deep-sea whale-fall
communities in areas other than the California margin. This gap limits the understanding of …