Foundation species facilitate communities, modulate energy flow, and define ecosystems,
but their ecological roles after death are frequently overlooked. Here, we reveal the …

The deep sea is amongst the most food‐limited habitats on Earth, as only a small fraction (<
4%) of the surface primary production is exported below 200 m water depth. Here, cold …

When considering how ecosystems will react to climate change the importance of dead
matter has been largely overlooked. Here we discuss why dead material is integral to …

Complexity theory predicts that self‐organized, regularly patterned ecosystems store more
biomass and are more resilient than spatially uniform systems. Self‐organized ecosystems …

Climate change is reorganizing the planet's biodiversity, necessitating proactive
management of species and habitats based on spatiotemporal predictions of distributions …

The occurrence and proliferation of reef-forming corals is of vast importance in terms of the
biodiversity they support and the ecosystem services they provide. The complex three …

Cold-water coral (CWC) reefs create hotspots of metabolic activity in the deep sea, in spite of
the limited supply of fresh organic matter from the ocean surface (ie phytodetritus). We …

Climate change is impacting organisms in every region of the world ocean by acting though
on individuals in response to their local environments. Given projected future risks derived …

Ocean ecosystems are at the forefront of the climate and biodiversity crises, yet we lack a
unified approach to assess their state and inform sustainable policies. This blueprint is …

Marine spatial management requires accurate data on species and habitat distributions. For
the deep sea, these data are lacking. Habitat suitability modelling offers a robust defensible …