Submarine canyons are major geomorphic features of continental margins around the world.
Several recent multidisciplinary projects focused on the study of canyons have considerably …

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 …

Deep-sea ecosystems are the most extensive on Earth and provide key goods and services
for human well-being, such as genetic resources and climate regulation. Maintaining the …

Deep-sea mining activities are expected to impact deep-sea biota through the generation of
sediment plumes that disperse across vast areas of the ocean. Benthic sessile suspension …

Various human activities can have an impact on cold-water coral (CWC) habitats. Bottom
trawling has been shown to degrade these habitats and, in some cases, to cause extensive …

Bottom trawling can significantly affect benthic communities, directly through immediate
removal of sessile organisms and indirectly through sediment resuspension. Submarine …

Abstract Knowledge on basic biological functions of organisms is essential to understand
not only the role they play in the ecosystems but also to manage and protect their …

Oil spills are one of the most hazardous pollutants in marine environments with potentially
devastating impacts on ecosystems, human health, and socio-economic sectors. Therefore …

As hotspots of local biodiversity in the deep sea, preservation of cold-water coral reef
communities is of great importance. In European waters the most extensive reefs are found …

This study aimed at providing confidence in the predictability of the impacts of drill cuttings
(DC) discharge on the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa. L. pertusa was exposed to DC …