Ecological role of submarine canyons and need for canyon conservation: a review

U Fernandez-Arcaya, E Ramirez-Llodra… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Submarine canyons are major geomorphic features of continental margins around the world.
Several recent multidisciplinary projects focused on the study of canyons have considerably …

Understanding continental margin biodiversity: a new imperative

LA Levin, M Sibuet - Annual review of marine science, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Until recently, the deep continental margins (200–4,000 m) were perceived as monotonous
mud slopes of limited ecological or environmental concern. Progress in seafloor map** …

Global distribution of large submarine canyons: Geomorphic differences between active and passive continental margins

PT Harris, T Whiteway - Marine Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to assess the global occurrence of large submarine canyons to
provide context and guidance for discussions regarding canyon occurrence, distribution …

Comparing estimates of abundance trends and distribution shifts using single-and multispecies models of fishes and biogenic habitat

JT Thorson, LAK Barnett - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Several approaches have been developed over the last decade to simultaneously estimate
distribution or density for multiple species (eg “joint species distribution” or “multispecies …

Submarine canyons: hotspots of benthic biomass and productivity in the deep sea

FC De Leo, CR Smith, AA Rowden… - … of the Royal …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Submarine canyons are dramatic and widespread topographic features crossing continental
and island margins in all oceans. Canyons can be sites of enhanced organic-matter flux and …

Foraging arena theory

RNM Ahrens, CJ Walters, V Christensen - Fish and fisheries, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
There is a critical need for quantitative models that can help evaluate trade‐off decisions
related to the impacts of harvesting and protection of aquatic ecosystems within an …

Bio-physical coupling in the formation of zooplankton and fish aggregations over abrupt topographies

A Genin - Journal of Marine systems, 2004 - Elsevier
Aggregations of zooplankton, micronekton and fish are frequently observed above
seamounts, canyons and shelf breaks. The aggregations are produced by five different …

Coral habitat in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska: depth distribution, fine-scale species associations, and fisheries interactions

RP Stone - Coral reefs, 2006 - Springer
The first in situ exploration of Aleutian Island coral habitat was completed in 2002 to
determine the distribution of corals, to examine fine-scale associations between targeted fish …

[PDF][PDF] Deep-sea sponge grounds: reservoirs of biodiversity

MM Hogg, OS Tendal, KW Conway… - UNEP-WCMC …, 2010 - pure.uva.nl
Citation for published version (APA): Hogg, MM, Tendal, OS, Conway, KW, Pomponi, SA,
van Soest, RWM, Gutt, J., Krautter, M., & Roberts, JM (2010). Deep-sea sponge grounds …