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 …

Benthic habitat map**: A review of progress towards improved understanding of the spatial ecology of the seafloor using acoustic techniques

CJ Brown, SJ Smith, P Lawton, JT Anderson - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
This review examines the various strategies and methods used to produce benthic habitat
maps using acoustic remote sensing techniques, coupled with in situ sampling. The …

[كتاب][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 …

The biology of seamounts: 25 years on

AD Rogers - Advances in marine biology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Seamounts are one of the major biomes of the global ocean. The last 25 years of research
has seen considerable advances in the understanding of these ecosystems. The …

Spatial scale and geographic context in benthic habitat map**: review and future directions

V Lecours, R Devillers, DC Schneider… - Marine Ecology …, 2015‏ - int-res.com
Understanding the effects of scale is essential to the understanding of natural ecosystems,
particularly in marine environments where sampling is more limited and sporadic than in …

Predicting global habitat suitability for stony corals on seamounts

DP Tittensor, AR Baco, PE Brewin… - Journal of …, 2009‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Globally, species distribution patterns in the deep sea are poorly resolved, with spatial
coverage being sparse for most taxa and true absence data missing. Increasing human …

Global habitat suitability of cold‐water octocorals

C Yesson, ML Taylor, DP Tittensor… - Journal of …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Three‐quarters of Octocorallia species are found in deep waters. These cold‐
water octocoral colonies can form a major constituent of structurally complex habitats. The …

Benthos distribution modelling and its relevance for marine ecosystem management

H Reiss, S Birchenough, A Borja… - ICES Journal of …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
The marine ecosystem is known to be influenced by a combination of physical, chemical,
and biological components, which has a direct influence on the integrity of species and …

Definition and detection of vulnerable marine ecosystems on the high seas: problems with the “move-on” rule

PJ Auster, K Gjerde, E Heupel, L Watling… - ICES Journal of …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Auster, PJ, Gjerde, K., Heupel, E., Watling, L., Grehan, A., and Rogers, AD 2011.
Definition and detection of vulnerable marine ecosystems on the high seas: problems with …

Science priorities for seamounts: research links to conservation and management

MR Clark, TA Schlacher, AA Rowden, KI Stocks… - PloS one, 2012‏ - journals.plos.org
Seamounts shape the topography of all ocean basins and can be hotspots of biological
activity in the deep sea. The Census of Marine Life on Seamounts (CenSeam) was a field …