Ocean deoxygenation driven by global warming and eutrophication is a primary concern for
marine life. Resistant animals may be present in dead zone sediments, however there is …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding can be used to rapidly characterize the taxon
assemblage of benthic communities in sediments and thus has high potential to complement …

Foraminifera are ubiquitous marine protists with an important role in the benthic carbon
cycle. However, morphological observations often fail to resolve their exact taxonomic …

Lake sediments hold a wealth of information from past environments that is highly valuable
for paleolimnological reconstructions. These studies increasingly apply modern molecular …

Inventories of biodiversity are crucial for helping support conservation and management
efforts, yet the deep-sea, which is the largest biome on earth remains vastly understudied …

While the field of microbial biogeography has largely focused on the contributions of abiotic
factors to community patterns, the potential influence of biotic interactions in structuring …

In intertidal sediments, circadian oscillations (ie, tidal and diel rhythms) and/or depth may
affect prokaryotic activity. However, it is difficult to distinguish the effect of each single force …

Metabarcoding analysis of environmental DNA samples is a promising new tool for marine
biodiversity and conservation. Typically, seawater samples are obtained using Niskin bottles …

Among the complex ecosystems and habitats that form the deep sea, submarine canyons
and open slope systems are regarded as potential hotspots of biodiversity. We assessed the …

Ecological theory suggests that habitat disturbance differentially influences distributions of
habitat generalist and specialist species. While well-established for macroorganisms, this …