Seamounts are one of the major biomes of the global ocean. The last 25 years of research
has seen considerable advances in the understanding of these ecosystems. The …

Anthropogenic disturbances such as fishing, mining, oil drilling, bioprospecting, warming,
and acidification in the deep sea are increasing, yet generalities about deep-sea …

In this communication we introduce marmap, a package designed for downloading, plotting
and manipulating bathymetric and topographic data in R. marmap can query the ETOPO1 …

The widespread assumption that COI and other mitochondrial genes will be ineffective DNA
barcodes for anthozoan cnidarians has not been well tested for most anthozoans other than …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography,
ecology, and reproductive biology of deep-sea octocorals and also focuses on gorgonian …

The anthozoan sub-class Octocorallia, comprising approximately 3000 species of soft
corals, gorgonians, and sea pens, remains one of the most poorly understood groups of the …

Despite a relatively short history, the field of seamount ecology is rife with ecological
paradigms, many of which have already become cemented in the scientific literature and in …

Species delimitations is problematic in many cases due to the difficulty of evaluating
predictions from species hypotheses. In many cases delimitations rely on subjective …

Seamounts shape the topography of all ocean basins and can be hotspots of biological
activity in the deep sea. The Census of Marine Life on Seamounts (CenSeam) was a field …

Multiple hypotheses have emerged to explain the apparent paradox of high diversity of the
deep‐sea benthos when the environmental conditions are often predicted to inhibit rather …