Most of the photosynthetically produced organic material reaching the ocean-floor is
transported as settling particles, among which larger particles such as faecal pellets and …

The goal of this paper is to review current impacts of human activities on the deep-sea floor
ecosystem, and to predict anthropogenic changes to this ecosystem by the year 2025. The …

" 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 …

Until recently the deep sea was considered to be a particularly stable environment1, free
from seasonal variations. However, atmospheric storms may cause periodicity in deep …

Very little work has been done to identify and characterise the goods and services of the
sea, and even less for the deep sea. We present a first categorisation and synthesis of deep …

Deep-sea benthic ecosystems are sustained largely by organic matter settling from the
euphotic zone. These fluxes usually have a more or less well-defined seasonal component …

Relict burrows on the Nova Scotian Rise act as traps for highly reactive, relatively fresh
organic matter from recent diatom blooms in surface waters. As such, the burrows are sites …

This chapter provides a general introduction to the ecosystem of the deep-sea floor,
beginning with a description of the physical environment of the deep sea. A section on how …

Advances in Marine Biology was first published in 1963. Now edited by AJ Southward
(Marine Biological Association, UK), PA Tyler (Southampton Oceanography Association …

Reproductive cycles are determined from samples taken at regular intervals over a period of
time related to the assumed periodicity of the breeding cycle. Fiscal, ship time and sampling …