The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution
Plastic pollution and climate change have commonly been treated as two separate issues
and sometimes are even seen as competing. Here we present an alternative view that these …
and sometimes are even seen as competing. Here we present an alternative view that these …
Protist diversity and function in the dark ocean–Challenging the paradigms of deep-sea ecology with special emphasis on foraminiferans and naked protists
The dark ocean and the underlying deep seafloor together represent the largest
environment on this planet, comprising about 80% of the oceanic volume and covering more …
environment on this planet, comprising about 80% of the oceanic volume and covering more …
Antarctic bottom water and North Atlantic deep water in CMIP6 models
C Heuzé - Ocean Science Discussions, 2020 - os.copernicus.org
Deep water formation is the driver of the global ocean circulation, yet it was poorly
represented in the previous generation of climate models. We here quantify biases in …
represented in the previous generation of climate models. We here quantify biases in …
[HTML][HTML] The deep-sea under global change
The deep ocean encompasses 95% of the oceans' volume and is the largest and least
explored biome of Earth's Biosphere. New life forms are continuously being discovered. The …
explored biome of Earth's Biosphere. New life forms are continuously being discovered. The …
Worldwide measurements of bioturbation intensity, ventilation rate, and the mixing depth of marine sediments
M Solan, ER Ward, EL White, EE Hibberd, C Cassidy… - Scientific data, 2019 - nature.com
The activities of a diverse array of sediment-dwelling fauna are known to mediate carbon
remineralisation, biogeochemical cycling and other important properties of marine …
remineralisation, biogeochemical cycling and other important properties of marine …
[HTML][HTML] Options for managing human threats to high seas biodiversity
BC O'Leary, G Hoppit, A Townley, HL Allen… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) constitute 61% of the world's oceans and are
collectively managed by countries under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the …
collectively managed by countries under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the …
Deep-sea mining on the Rio Grande Rise (Southwestern Atlantic): A review on environmental baseline, ecosystem services and potential impacts
Abstract The Rio Grande Rise is an extensive seamount region in the South-western
Atlantic, with potential for deep-sea mining activities in the future. Such activities pose …
Atlantic, with potential for deep-sea mining activities in the future. Such activities pose …
[HTML][HTML] Ecological connectivity across ocean depths: Implications for protected area design
BC O'Leary, CM Roberts - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Coastal nations have embarked on a rapid program of marine protected area (MPA)
establishment, incentivised by the approaching 2020 deadline of United Nations global …
establishment, incentivised by the approaching 2020 deadline of United Nations global …
[HTML][HTML] Abyssal food-web model indicates faunal carbon flow recovery and impaired microbial loop 26 years after a sediment disturbance experiment
Due to the predicted future demand for critical metals, abyssal plains covered with
polymetallic nodules are currently being prospected for deep-seabed mining. Deep-seabed …
polymetallic nodules are currently being prospected for deep-seabed mining. Deep-seabed …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing the environmental status of selected North Atlantic deep-sea ecosystems
The deep sea is the largest biome on Earth but the least explored. Our knowledge of it
comes from scattered sources spanning different spatial and temporal scales …
comes from scattered sources spanning different spatial and temporal scales …