Anthropogenic activities and greater demands for marine natural resources has led to
increases in the spatial extent and duration of pressures on marine ecosystems. Remotely …

Resource managers in the United States and worldwide are tasked with identifying and
mitigating trade-offs between human activities in the deep sea (eg, fishing, energy …

Mapping habitats is essential to assist strategic decisions regarding the use and protection
of coral reefs. Coupled with machine learning (ML) algorithms, remote sensing has allowed …

Abstract Framework-forming scleractinian (FFS) corals provide structurally complex habitats
to support abundant and diverse benthic communities but are vulnerable to environmental …

Cold-water corals (CWCs) are bioengineering species that can increase habitat
heterogeneity and improve the deep sea's biological diversity and ecosystem functioning …

ABSTRACT The northern Gulf of Mexico is home to several species of corals that provide a
wide range of ecosystem services to other organisms. Oil and gas infrastructure, such as …

Antipatharians (black corals) are major components of mesophotic ecosystems in the
Mediterranean Sea. The arborescent species Antipathella subpinnata has received …

Although the role of deep-sea corals in supporting biodiversity is well accepted, their ability
to recover from anthropogenic impacts is still poorly understood. An important component of …

Coastal habitats have experienced significant degradation and fragmentation in recent
decades under the strain of interacting ecosystem stressors. To maintain biodiversity and …

Human activity puts our oceans under multiple stresses, whose impacts are already
significantly affecting biodiversity and physicochemical properties. Consequently, there is an …