Microplastics in aquatic environments: toxicity to trigger ecological consequences

H Ma, S Pu, S Liu, Y Bai, S Mandal, B ** a global deep-ocean monitoring and conservation strategy
R Danovaro, E Fanelli, J Aguzzi, D Billett… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
The deep sea (> 200 m depth) encompasses> 95% of the world's ocean volume and
represents the largest and least explored biome on Earth (< 0.0001% of ocean surface), yet …

[HTML][HTML] Denudation and geomorphic change in the Anthropocene; a global overview.

A Cendrero, J Remondo, AA Beylich, P Cienciala… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effects of human activity on geomorphic processes, particularly those related to
denudation/sedimentation, are investigated by reviewing case studies and global …

The global turbidity current pump and its implications for organic carbon cycling

PJ Talling, S Hage, ML Baker, TS Bianchi… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Submarine turbidity currents form the largest sediment accumulations on Earth, raising the
question of their role in global carbon cycles. It was previously inferred that terrestrial …

The impacts of deep-sea fisheries on benthic communities: a review

MR Clark, F Althaus, TA Schlacher… - ICES Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Deep-sea fisheries operate globally throughout the world's oceans, chiefly targeting stocks
on the upper and mid-continental slope and offshore seamounts. Major commercial fisheries …

[HTML][HTML] The quest for seafloor macrolitter: a critical review of background knowledge, current methods and future prospects

M Canals, CK Pham, M Bergmann… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The seafloor covers some 70% of the Earth's surface and has been recognised as a major
sink for marine litter. Still, litter on the seafloor is the least investigated fraction of marine …

The impact of mobile demersal fishing on carbon storage in seabed sediments

G Epstein, JJ Middelburg, JP Hawkins… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Subtidal marine sediments are one of the planet's primary carbon stores and strongly
influence the oceanic sink for atmospheric CO2. By far the most widespread human activity …

Ecosystem function and services provided by the deep sea

AR Thurber, AK Sweetman, BE Narayanaswamy… - …, 2014 - bg.copernicus.org
The deep sea is often viewed as a vast, dark, remote, and inhospitable environment, yet the
deep ocean and seafloor are crucial to our lives through the services that they provide. Our …