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 …

Industrial deep-sea mining will release plumes containing metals that may disperse over
long distances; however, there is no general understanding of metal effects on marine …

Sponges, among the oldest extant multicellular organisms on Earth, 1 play a key role in the
cycling of nutrients in many aquatic ecosystems. 2–5 They need to employ strategies to …

Deep‐sea sponge grounds are hotspots of biodiversity, harbouring thriving ecosystems in
the otherwise barren deep sea. It remains unknown how these sponge grounds survive in …

Every petroleum-processing plant produces sewage sludge containing several types of
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The degradation of PAHs via physical, biological …

Abstract The Balearic Archipelago (western Mediterranean) is an area of great ecological
interest due to the combination of complex geomorphology, highly oligotrophic waters and …

This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the correlation between echinoderms
diversity and physicochemical parameters in the Persian Gulf coastline in Bushehr province …

Sponges are a key component of coral reef ecosystems and play an important role in carbon
and nutrient cycles. Many sponges are known to consume dissolved organic carbon and …

We challenge the prevailing view that the end‐Permian extinction impeded the Triassic
evolution of sponges. Here, we report a deep‐water community dominated by abundant …

Anchor scour from shipping is increasingly recognised as a global threat to benthic marine
biodiversity, yet no replicated ecological assessment exists for any seabed community …