Environmental impacts of the deep-water oil and gas industry: a review to guide management strategies

EE Cordes, DOB Jones, TA Schlacher… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The industrialization of the deep sea is expanding worldwide. Increasing oil and gas
exploration activities in the absence of sufficient baseline data in deep-sea ecosystems has …

Global observing needs in the deep ocean

LA Levin, BJ Bett, AR Gates, P Heimbach… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The deep ocean below 200 m water depth is the least observed, but largest habitat on our
planet by volume and area. Over 150 years of exploration has revealed that this dynamic …

Ocean sprawl: challenges and opportunities for biodiversity management in a changing world

LB Firth, AM Knights, D Bridger, AJ Evans… - … and Marine Biology …, 2016 - taylorfrancis.com
LOUISE B. FIRTH1, ANTONY M. KNIGHTS2, DANIELLE BRIDGER3, ALLY J. EVANS4,
NOVA MIESZKOWSKA5, 6, PIPPA J. MOORE4, NESSA E. O'CONNOR7, EMMA V …

Man and the last great wilderness: human impact on the deep sea

E Ramirez-Llodra, PA Tyler, MC Baker, OA Bergstad… - PLoS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The deep sea, the largest ecosystem on Earth and one of the least studied, harbours high
biodiversity and provides a wealth of resources. Although humans have used the oceans for …

[图书][B] Cold-water corals: the biology and geology of deep-sea coral habitats

JM Roberts - 2009 - books.google.com
" There are more coral species in deep, cold-waters than in tropical coral reefs. This broad-
ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water …

Oil pollution in the North Sea: the impact of governance measures on oil pollution over several decades

A Carpenter - Hydrobiologia, 2019 - Springer
Oil pollution entering the marine environment has been an issue of concern for many
decades. It can come from riverine or land-based sources, accidental and intentional …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a deep-sea cold-water coral Marine Protected Area, following eight years of fisheries closure

VAI Huvenne, BJ Bett, DG Masson, TP Le Bas… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pressure on deep-sea ecosystems continues to increase as anthropogenic activities move
into ever deeper waters. To mitigate impacts on vulnerable habitats, various conservation …

Predicting suitable habitat for the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia)

AJ Davies, M Wisshak, JC Orr, JM Roberts - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2008 - Elsevier
Ecological-niche factor analysis (ENFA) was applied to the reef framework-forming cold-
water coral Lophelia pertusa. The environmental tolerances of this species were assessed …

[HTML][HTML] Autonomous marine environmental monitoring: Application in decommissioned oil fields

DOB Jones, AR Gates, VAI Huvenne, AB Phillips… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Hundreds of Oil & Gas Industry structures in the marine environment are
approaching decommissioning. In most areas decommissioning operations will need to be …

Soft robots for ocean exploration and offshore operations: A perspective

S Aracri, F Giorgio-Serchi, G Suaria, ME Sayed… - Soft …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
The ocean and human activities related to the sea are under increasing pressure due to
climate change, widespread pollution, and growth of the offshore energy sector. Data, in …