Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on aquatic environment and fishing community: Boon or bane?

A Mallik, P Chakraborty, S Bhushan, BB Nayak - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat for mankind having an extensive socio-economic
impact. However, it is considered as an unfortunate event with some positive environmental …

Ensemble modelling to predict the distribution of vulnerable marine ecosystems indicator taxa on data‐limited seamounts of Cabo Verde (NW Africa)

B Vinha, FJ Murillo, M Schumacher… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Seamounts are conspicuous geological features with an important ecological role and
can be considered vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs). Since many deep‐sea regions …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrography and food distribution during a tidal cycle above a cold-water coral mound

E De Froe, SR Maier, HG Horn, GA Wolff… - Deep Sea Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cold-water corals (CWCs) are important ecosystem engineers in the deep sea that provide
habitat for numerous species and can form large coral mounds. These mounds influence …

[HTML][HTML] Feedbacks between hydrodynamics and cold-water coral mound development

AS Van der Kaaden, C Mohn, T Gerkema… - Deep Sea Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cold-water corals rely on currents to transport food towards them and when external
conditions are favourable, they can form coral mounds. These structures, which can be over …

Light and temperature drive the distribution of mesophotic benthic communities in the Central Indian Ocean

C Diaz, KL Howell, E Robinson… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Research on mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) has increased exponentially in
recent decades, and the significance of this ecosystem has been recognised both in terms of …

Rugosity and blocking indices of artificial reefs and their correlations with wake volume

S Jung, WB Na, D Kim - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Like aquatic habitats in nature, artificial reefs (ARs) have been investigated to determine
whether their complexity affects species diversity. Moreover, studies have been carried out …

[HTML][HTML] Testing side-scan sonar and multibeam echosounder to study black coral gardens: a case study from Macaronesia

K Czechowska, P Feldens, F Tuya… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Black corals (order Antipatharia) are important components of mesophotic and deep-water
marine communities, but due to their inaccessibility, there is limited knowledge about the …

“Hidden” biodiversity: a new amphipod genus dominates epifauna in association with a mesophotic black coral forest

S Navarro-Mayoral, B Gouillieux… - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
Black corals are important components of mesophotic and deep-water marine habitats. Their
presence at great depths (eg, 50 to 200 m) makes accessibility difficult, limiting our …