Predation is a key ecological process regulating the structure and diversity of biological
communities, yet predators do not exist homogeneously in nature. Coral reefs possess …

Hydrodynamics on coral reefs vary with depth, reef morphology and seascape position.
Differences in hydrodynamic regimes strongly influence the structure and function of coral …

Demersal deep-sea fish assemblages from islands and seamounts are poorly described,
even in the Hawaiian archipelago. Knowledge across all depths, in similar settings, is even …

Context Seamounts are abundant geomorphological features creating seabed spatial
heterogeneity, a main driver of deep-sea biodiversity. Despite its ecological importance …

Seamounts are commercially important fishing grounds. Yet, little is known about their
physical characteristics as fish habitat, important for informing conservation and ecosystem …

Global climate models provide useful tools to forecast large‐scale anthropogenic trends and
the impacts on ocean physics and marine biology and chemistry. Due to coarse spatial …

Marine environments are highly heterogeneous, varying across scales of a few meters to
entire ocean basins. Understanding the relationship between environmental variability and …

Hydrodynamic processes are important in all marine environments and on coral reefs drive
patterns of habitat zonation, community structure, and biodiversity. Abrupt geomorphological …

Seamounts and remote oceanic islands serve as valuable natural laboratories in which to
study patterns and processes in marine biodiversity. A central hypothesis arising from …

Knowledge of the spatial variation of deep-sea fish assemblages is a critical gap in
understanding seamount ecology. Pioneer Bank in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine …