Deep-sea organisms research oriented by deep-sea technologies development

JC Feng, J Liang, Y Cai, S Zhang, J Xue, Z Yang - Science Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep-sea environment, characterized by high pressures, extremely high/low temperatures,
limited photosynthesis-generated organic matter, darkness, and high levels of corrosion, is …

[HTML][HTML] Benthic habitat mapping: A review of three decades of mapping biological patterns on the seafloor

B Misiuk, CJ Brown - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2024 - Elsevier
What is benthic habitat mapping, how is it accomplished, and how has that changed over
time? We query the published literature to answer these questions and synthesize the …

Improving scientific knowledge of mallorca channel seamounts (Western Mediterranean) within the framework of natura 2000 network

E Massutí, O Sánchez-Guillamón, MT Farriols… - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
The scientific exploration of Mallorca Channel seamounts (western Mediterranean) is
improving the knowledge of the Ses Olives (SO), Ausias March (AM), and Emile Baudot (EB) …

Benthic assemblage composition of South Atlantic seamounts

AEH Bridges, DKA Barnes, JB Bell, RE Ross… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Seamounts and oceanic islands rise from the seafloor and provide suitable habitat for a
diverse range of biological assemblages including Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) …

Habitat forming species explain taxonomic and functional diversities in a Mediterranean seamount

A de la Torriente, R Aguilar, JM González-Irusta… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Complexity provided by habitat-forming species in marine ecosystems has been linked to
higher species richness and biodiversity as well as enhancing ecosystem functioning. This …

New records of scleractinian cold-water coral (CWC) assemblages in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean Sea): Human impacts and conservation …

M Angiolillo, G La Mesa, M Giusti, E Salvati… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Scleractinian cold-water corals (CWCs) are among the main habitat engineers of the deep
Mediterranean Sea, hosting a high diversity of species and playing a significant ecological …

High Resolution Spatial Distribution for the Hexactinellid Sponges Asconema setubalense and Pheronema carpenteri in the Central Cantabrian Sea

A Rodríguez-Basalo, E Prado, F Sánchez… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In the present work we focus on the distribution of two species of sponges. One of these is
Asconema setubalense, a sponge found in rocky substrate that was sampled with a …

Spatial assessment of benthic habitats vulnerability to bottom fishing in a Mediterranean seamount

A De la Torriente Diez, JM González-Irusta, A Serrano… - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Physical damage caused by the mechanical impact of bottom fishing gears on epibenthic
community can reduce the biomass and coverage of habitat-forming species as well as the …

Diversity, structure and spatial distribution of megabenthic communities in Cap de Creus continental shelf and submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean)

C Dominguez-Carrió, JL Riera, K Robert… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The continental shelf and submarine canyon off Cap de Creus (NW Mediterranean) were
declared a Site of Community Importance (SCI) within the Natura 2000 Network in 2014 …

[HTML][HTML] Sentinels of Seabed (SoS) indicator: Assessing benthic habitats condition using typical and sensitive species

A Serrano, A de la Torriente, A Punzón, M Blanco… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Indicators are key tools used to assess the ecological status of the environment for
ecosystem based management. Anthropogenic disturbances produce changes to habitat …