Mediterranean marine caves: A synthesis of current knowledge

V Gerovasileiou, CN Bianchi - Oceanography and Marine Biology, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
Marine caves are biodiversity reservoirs and refuge habitats, harbouring rare species and
living fossils. The Mediterranean Sea hosts more than 3000 caves, which are among the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining

DJ Amon, S Gollner, T Morato, CR Smith, C Chen… - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining's likely impacts is
necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations …

Diversity, ecology, and prevalence of antimicrobials in nature

MM Mullis, IM Rambo, BJ Baker, BK Reese - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Microorganisms possess a variety of survival mechanisms, including the production of
antimicrobials that function to kill and/or inhibit the growth of competing microorganisms …

Free-living nematodes research: State of the art, prospects, and future directions. A bibliometric analysis approach

AC di Montanara, E Baldrighi, A Franzo, L Catani… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nematodes are among the most successful metazoans inhabiting the Earth and they are
pivotal components as in terrestrial as in aquatic (both in marine and freshwater) …

DNA metabarcoding methods for the study of marine benthic meiofauna: A review

R Gielings, M Fais, D Fontaneto, S Creer… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Meiofaunal animals, roughly between 0.045 and 1 mm in size, are ubiquitous and
ecologically important inhabitants of benthic marine ecosystems. Their high species …

Evaluating sediment and water sampling methods for the estimation of deep-sea biodiversity using environmental DNA

MI Brandt, F Pradillon, B Trouche, N Henry… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Despite representing one of the largest biomes on earth, biodiversity of the deep seafloor is
still poorly known. Environmental DNA metabarcoding offers prospects for fast inventories …

Methane seep communities on the Koryak slope in the Bering Sea

E Rybakova, E Krylova, V Mordukhovich… - Deep Sea Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Methane seep communities on the Koryak slope in the Bering Sea were discovered in 2018
during the 82 nd cruise of the RV Akademik MA Lavrentyev using ROV Comanche 18 …

Cembranoids of soft corals: Recent updates and their biological activities

MY Nurrachma, D Sakaraga, AY Nugraha… - Natural Products and …, 2021 - Springer
Soft corals are well-known as excellent sources of marine-derived natural products. Among
them, members of the genera Sarcophyton, Sinularia, and Lobophytum are especially …

Ecological variables for deep-ocean monitoring must include microbiota and meiofauna for effective conservation

J Ingels, A Vanreusel, E Pape, F Pasotti… - Nature ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
MATTERS ARISING NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION deep-sea ecosystems has
repeatedly been highlighted 3–9, challenging the assumption that the prioritization of larger …

Metabarcoding the Antarctic Peninsula biodiversity using a multi-gene approach

VG Fonseca, A Kirse, H Giebner, BJ Vause… - ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Marine sediment communities are major contributors to biogeochemical cycling and benthic
ecosystem functioning, but they are poorly described, particularly in remote regions such as …