The deep-sea benthic community at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (NE Atlantic) is a highly
food limited system. The annual input of sedimenting phytodetritus, which reaches the sea …

Weathering of plastic bottles, bags, fishing line, and other products discarded in the ocean
causes tiny fragments to break off. These plastic fragments may accumulate biofilms, sink …

Holothurians are marine invertebrates that are among the most widespread benthic
megafauna communities by both biomass and abundance in shallow‐water and deep‐sea …

In aquarium experiments and during field observations, Holothuria (Halodeima) atra
(Jaeger, 1883) and Stichopus chloronotus (Brandt, 1835) consumed an average of 67 and …

This study investigated the daily activities of juvenile sea cucumbers Holothuria scabra
Jaeger. All individuals exhibited daily burrowing and feeding rhythms in response to …

Organic carbon and nitrogen and bacterial biomass were measured in the sediments and
gut contents of H. atra and S. chloronotuson the Great Barrier Reef. Organic carbon …

Deposit-feeding holothurians employ a range of feeding and digestive strategies depending
on the particular environment to which they are adapted. Habitat and feeding specialisation …

To investigate patch selectivity in aspidochirotide holothurians, individuals of five species
(Holothuria (Halodeima) atra Jäger, H.(H.) edulis Lesson, H.(Microthele) nobilis Selenka …

Evidence from in vitro culture of embryos and larvae of Parastichopus californicus
(Stimpson) suggests that asynchronization of development through metamorphosis and …

The distribution (habitat preference) of the holothurian Isostichopus badionotus (Selenka) on
the Bermuda platform is related primarily to shelter from wave action. Within sheltered …