Whale-fall ecosystems: recent insights into ecology, paleoecology, and evolution
Whale falls produce remarkable organic-and sulfide-rich habitat islands at the seafloor. The
past decade has seen a dramatic increase in studies of modern and fossil whale remains …
past decade has seen a dramatic increase in studies of modern and fossil whale remains …
Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families
ABSTRACT 2,604 names at the rank of subtribe, tribe, subfamily, family and superfamily
have been proposed for Recent and fossil gastropods, and another 35 for …
have been proposed for Recent and fossil gastropods, and another 35 for …
Pliocene stratigraphic paleobiology in Tuscany and the fossil record of marine megafauna
Tuscany has a rich Pliocene record of marine megafauna (MM), including mysticetes,
odontocetes, sirenians and seals among the mammals, and six orders of sharks among the …
odontocetes, sirenians and seals among the mammals, and six orders of sharks among the …
Time-series analysis of six whale-fall communities in Monterey Canyon, California, USA
Dead whale carcasses that sink to the deep seafloor introduce a massive pulse of energy
capable of hosting dynamic communities of organisms in an otherwise food-limited …
capable of hosting dynamic communities of organisms in an otherwise food-limited …
Fish food in the deep sea: revisiting the role of large food-falls
The carcasses of large pelagic vertebrates that sink to the seafloor represent a bounty of
food to the deep-sea benthos, but natural food-falls have been rarely observed. Here were …
food to the deep-sea benthos, but natural food-falls have been rarely observed. Here were …
Molecular taxonomy and naming of five cryptic species of Alviniconcha snails (Gastropoda: Abyssochrysoidea) from hydrothermal vents
Large symbiont-hosting snails of the genus Alviniconcha (Gastropoda: Abyssochrysidae)
are among the dominant inhabitants of hydrothermal vents in the Western Pacific and Indian …
are among the dominant inhabitants of hydrothermal vents in the Western Pacific and Indian …
Phylogeny of the gastropod superfamily Cerithioidea using morphology and molecules
The Cerithioidea is an ecologically important superfamily of basal Caenogastropoda with
speciose marine, brackish water, and freshwater lineages primarily in tropical, subtropical …
speciose marine, brackish water, and freshwater lineages primarily in tropical, subtropical …
Contrasted phylogeographic patterns of hydrothermal vent gastropods along South West Pacific: Woodlark Basin, a possible contact zone and/or step**-stone
C Poitrimol, É Thiébaut, C Daguin-Thiébaut, AS Le Port… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Understanding drivers of biodiversity patterns is essential to evaluate the potential impact of
deep-sea mining on ecosystems resilience. While the South West Pacific forms an …
deep-sea mining on ecosystems resilience. While the South West Pacific forms an …
On the instability and evolutionary age of deep-sea chemosynthetic communities
RC Vrijenhoek - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Though not directly dependent on photosynthesis, deep-sea chemosynthetic communities
have not been sheltered from catastrophic changes affecting Earth's photic zone. Instead …
have not been sheltered from catastrophic changes affecting Earth's photic zone. Instead …
Allopatric and Sympatric Drivers of Speciation in Alviniconcha Hydrothermal Vent Snails
Despite significant advances in our understanding of speciation in the marine environment,
the mechanisms underlying evolutionary diversification in deep-sea habitats remain poorly …
the mechanisms underlying evolutionary diversification in deep-sea habitats remain poorly …