Deep cold‐water corals as nurseries for fish larvae

S Baillon, JF Hamel, VE Wareham… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
As a consequence of the decline of numerous commercial fish populations, an ecosystem‐
based approach to fisheries management, which includes the protection of essential fish …

Deep-sea sponge grounds enhance diversity and abundance of epibenthic megafauna in the Northwest Atlantic

LI Beazley, EL Kenchington, FJ Murillo… - ICES Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Beazley, LI, Kenchington EL, Murillo, FJ, and Sacau, M. 2013. Deep-sea sponge
grounds enhance diversity and abundance of epibenthic megafauna in the Northwest …

Deep-sea sponge grounds of the Flemish Cap, Flemish Pass and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland (Northwest Atlantic Ocean): distribution and species composition

FJ Murillo, PD Muñoz, J Cristobo, P Ríos… - Marine Biology …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Distribution and species composition of deep-sea sponge grounds of the Flemish Cap,
Flemish Pass and the Grand Banks of Newfoundland are described based on Spanish/EU …

Modeling the Distribution of Geodia Sponges and Sponge Grounds in the Northwest Atlantic

A Knudby, E Kenchington, FJ Murillo - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Deep-sea sponge grounds provide structurally complex habitat for fish and invertebrates
and enhance local biodiversity. They are also vulnerable to bottom-contact fisheries and …

Taxonomy, biogeography and DNA barcodes of Geodia species (Porifera, Demospongiae, Tetractinellida) in the Atlantic boreo-arctic region

P Cárdenas, HT Rapp, AB Klitgaard… - Zoological Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Geodia species north of 60° N in the Atlantic appeared in the literature for the first time when
Bowerbank described Geodia barretti and G. macandrewii in 1858 from western Norway …

Predicted distribution of the glass sponge Vazella pourtalesi on the Scotian Shelf and its persistence in the face of climatic variability

L Beazley, Z Wang, E Kenchington, I Yashayaev… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Emerald Basin on the Scotian Shelf off Nova Scotia, Canada, is home to a globally unique
aggregation of the glass sponge Vazella pourtalesi, first documented in the region in 1889 …

Associations of demersal fish with sponge grounds on the continental slopes of the northwest Atlantic

E Kenchington, D Power, M Koen-Alonso - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2013 - int-res.com
Association of demersal fish taxa with Geodia-dominated temperate sponge grounds was
examined in 104 research vessel survey trawl sets from 500 to 1500 m depth along the …

[图书][B] Delineation of coral and sponge significant benthic areas in Eastern Canada using Kernel Density Analyses and Species Distribution Models

E Kenchington, L Beazley, C Lirette, FJ Murillo… - 2016 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT Significant Benthic Areas are defined in DFO's Ecological Risk Assessment
Framework (ERAF) as “significant areas of cold-water corals and sponge dominated …

Epibenthic assemblages of the Tail of the Grand Bank and Flemish Cap (northwest Atlantic) in relation to environmental parameters and trawling intensity

FJ Murillo, A Serrano, E Kenchington, J Mora - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2016 - Elsevier
The structure, composition and distribution of epibenthic invertebrate assemblages on the
Tail of the Grand Bank of Newfoundland and Flemish Cap (northwest Atlantic) were sampled …

[HTML][HTML] Regional diversity and spatial patterns of epibenthic communities in the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area

SN de Mendonça, A Metaxas - Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Megafauna, such as cold-water corals, can promote diversity through various processes,
such as predation, bioturbation, competition, and facilitation as habitat engineers. Further …