The deep sea, the largest biome on Earth, has a series of characteristics that make this
environment both distinct from other marine and land ecosystems and unique for the entire …

Until recently, the deep continental margins (200–4,000 m) were perceived as monotonous
mud slopes of limited ecological or environmental concern. Progress in seafloor map** …

Deep-sea trenches remain one of the least explored ocean ecosystems due to the unique
challenges of sampling at great depths. Five submersible dives conducted using the …

Bathymetric biodiversity patterns of marine benthic invertebrates and demersal fishes have
been identified in the extant fauna of the deep continental margins. Depth zonation is …

As we seek to pursue sustainable development, we all need an understanding of the ways–
environmental, social and economic–in which we humans interact with the world around us …

The map** of biodiversity on continental margins on landscape scales is highly relevant to
marine spatial planning and conservation. Submarine canyons are widespread topographic …

The continental margin off the northeastern United States (NEUS) contains numerous,
topographically complex features that increase habitat heterogeneity across the region …

As the Gulf of Mexico recovers from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, natural resource
managers face the challenge of understanding the impacts of the spill and setting priorities …

Carbonate communities: The activity of anaerobic methane oxidizing microbes facilitates
precipitation of vast quantities of authigenic carbonate at methane seeps. Here we …

Deposits of marginal marine depositional systems make up significant hydrocarbon
reservoirs in the rock record. These systems are deposited by a complex interaction …