The deep sea (> 200 m depth) encompasses> 95% of the world's ocean volume and
represents the largest and least explored biome on Earth (< 0.0001% of ocean surface), yet …

Extreme marine environments cover more than 50% of the Earth's surface and offer many
opportunities for investigating the biological responses and adaptations of organisms to …

Deep-sea ecosystems are reservoirs of biodiversity that are largely unexplored, but their
exploration and biodiscovery are becoming a reality thanks to biotechnological advances …

The scientific literature available on deep-sea biodiversity is ample and covers a wide array
of objectives, geographic areas, and topics. It also explores the links between ecosystem …

Marine sediment communities are major contributors to biogeochemical cycling and benthic
ecosystem functioning, but they are poorly described, particularly in remote regions such as …

Deep seabed mining is potentially imminent in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ;
northeast Pacific). Seabed collectors will remove polymetallic nodules and the surrounding …

Sediment samples were collected from 23 sites near the Yap Trench in the Western Pacific
Ocean with a depth range of 2896–7837 m. The assemblage composition, spatial …

The Kuril Basin and the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench are two interconnected deep-sea
ecosystems both located in one of the most highly productive regions of the world's oceans …

Identifying and understanding patterns of biological diversity is crucial at a time when even
the most remote and pristine marine ecosystems are threatened by resource exploitation …

The deep-sea mining industry is currently at a point where large-sale, commercial
polymetallic nodule exploitation is becoming a more realistic scenario. At the same time …