Seamounts are one of the major biomes of the global ocean. The last 25 years of research
has seen considerable advances in the understanding of these ecosystems. The …

Our knowledge of the biodiversity of the Southern Ocean (SO) deep benthos is scarce. In
this review, we describe the general biodiversity patterns of meio-, macro-and megafaunal …

Over the past few decades the field of biogeo graphy has expanded with rapid technological
and methodological developments. Th Page 1 Published by the Scientific Committee on …

Abstract Auster, PJ, Gjerde, K., Heupel, E., Watling, L., Grehan, A., and Rogers, AD 2011.
Definition and detection of vulnerable marine ecosystems on the high seas: problems with …

Despite considerable interest in physiology, evolution and life history of Antarctic marine
invertebrates, only a limited number of studies have examined the genetic variability and …

Abstract In the Southern Ocean, that is areas south of the Polar Front, long-term
oceanographic cooling, geographic separation, development of isolating current and wind …

Sampling at appropriate spatial scales in the Southern Ocean is logistically challenging and
may influence estimates of diversity by missing intermediate representatives. With the …

Species integrity is maintained only if recurrent allelic exchange between subpopulations
occurs by means of migrating specimens. Predictions of this gene flow on the basis of …

Decapods are a culmination of nearly 600 million years of Crustacean evolution, during
which time they have radiated into a variety of superfamilies, families, genera and species …

This study contains the current list of the austral pycnogonids together with details of their
depth range and distribution. To date 264 species have been recorded, accounting for …