Deep-sea environment, characterized by high pressures, extremely high/low temperatures,
limited photosynthesis-generated organic matter, darkness, and high levels of corrosion, is …

Despite bottom trawling being the most widespread, severe disturbance affecting deep-sea
environments, it remains uncertain whether recovery is possible once trawling has ceased …

Aim Latitudinal and bathymetric species diversity gradients in the deep sea have been
identified, but studies have rarely considered these gradients across hard substratum …

Seamounts and oceanic islands rise from the seafloor and provide suitable habitat for a
diverse range of biological assemblages including Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) …

Aim Research on mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) has increased exponentially in
recent decades, and the significance of this ecosystem has been recognised both in terms of …

The continuous expansion of the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) is a microcosm of marine
hypoxia problem. Based on a survey in M4 seamount area of Tropical Western Pacific …

The Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) is a vast area of the central Pacific Ocean where the
abyssal seabed is a focus for future polymetallic nodule mining. Broad-scale environmental …

Seamounts are common features of the deep seafloor that are often associated with
aggregations of mega-epibenthic fauna, including deep-sea corals and sponges. Globally …

Simple Summary Solving biodiversity loss and climate change are part of the same problem;
intact natural habitats can provide powerful and efficient climate mitigation if protected …

Seamounts are vulnerable ecosystems targeted by fishing and potentially by future mineral
exploitation. Their abundance, widespread distribution, and heterogeneity of faunal and …