Deep, diverse and definitely different: unique attributes of the world's largest ecosystem

E Ramirez-Llodra, A Brandt, R Danovaro… - …, 2010 - bg.copernicus.org
The deep sea, the largest biome on Earth, has a series of characteristics that make this
environment both distinct from other marine and land ecosystems and unique for the entire …

Antarctic marine biodiversity–what do we know about the distribution of life in the Southern Ocean?

HJ Griffiths - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
The remote and hostile Southern Ocean is home to a diverse and rich community of life that
thrives in an environment dominated by glaciations and strong currents. Marine biological …

Trends in the discovery of new marine natural products from invertebrates over the last two decades–where and what are we bioprospecting?

MC Leal, J Puga, J Serodio, NCM Gomes, R Calado - PLoS One, 2012 - journals.plos.org
It is acknowledged that marine invertebrates produce bioactive natural products that may be
useful for developing new drugs. By exploring untapped geographical sources and/or novel …

[图书][B] Marine ecology: processes, systems, and impacts

MJ Kaiser - 2011 - books.google.com
The oceans cover the majority of the Earth's surface; they influence our climate and provide
a valuable source of food to billions of people. Yet despite its fundamental impact on our …

The biodiversity of the deep Southern Ocean benthos

A Brandt, C De Broyer, I De Mesel… - … of the Royal …, 2007 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Our knowledge of the biodiversity of the Southern Ocean (SO) deep benthos is scarce. In
this review, we describe the general biodiversity patterns of meio-, macro-and megafaunal …

How many species in the Southern Ocean? Towards a dynamic inventory of the Antarctic marine species

C De Broyer, B Danis - Deep sea research Part II: Topical studies in …, 2011 - Elsevier
The IPY sister-projects CAML and SCAR-MarBIN provided a timely opportunity, a strong
collaborative framework and an appropriate momentum to attempt assessing the “Known …

[图书][B] Encyclopedia of the Antarctic

B Riffenburgh - 2007 - books.google.com
The Antarctic is unique, geographically, politically, and scientifically. It is the most remote,
hostile, and dangerous continent, while at the same time it is the most pristine and least …

Antarctic marine benthic diversity: patterns and processes

A Clarke - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2008 - Elsevier
Although biological work in the Southern Ocean extends back well over a century, studies in
the past two decades have changed significantly our understanding of the ecology, diversity …

Integrated study of Mediterranean deep canyons: Novel results and future challenges

M Canals, JB Company, D Martín… - Progress in …, 2013 - Elsevier
This volume compiles a number of scientific papers resulting from a sustained
multidisciplinary research effort of the deep-sea ecosystem in the Mediterranean Sea. This …

Deep-sea isopod biodiversity, abundance, and endemism in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean—Results from the ANDEEP I–III expeditions

A Brandt, S Brix, W Brökeland, M Choudhury… - Deep Sea Research …, 2007 - Elsevier
Three expeditions were performed in the framework of ANDEEP (ANtarctic benthic DEEP-
sea biodiversity, colonisation history and recent community patterns) in order to understand …