Addition of mussel shells enhance marine benthic biodiversity in two degraded coastal soft sediment ecosystems

ED Benjamin, R Hale, SJ Handley, JR Hillman… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The decline in coastal shellfish populations, attributed to anthropogenic stressors such as
harvesting via dredging, can deplete the seabed of vital biogenic habitat. This removal of …

Dynamic near-seafloor sediment transport in Kaikōura Canyon following a large canyon-flushing event

KL Maier, SD Nodder, S Deppeler… - Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Submarine canyons are important deep-sea environments and conduits for transferring and
accumulating sediment and organic matter and pollutants. Recent advances in observing …

Recovery of deep-sea meiofauna community in Kaikōura Canyon following an earthquake-triggered turbidity flow

KT Bigham, D Leduc, AA Rowden, DA Bowden… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Turbidity flows can transport massive amounts of sediment across large distances with
dramatic, long-lasting impacts on deep-sea benthic communities. The 2016 M w 7.8 …