Deep-sea benthic ecosystems are sustained largely by organic matter settling from the
euphotic zone. These fluxes usually have a more or less well-defined seasonal component …

The deep ocean, covering a vast expanse of the globe, relies almost exclusively on a food
supply originating from primary production in surface waters. With well-documented …

The Pacific is a vast ocean, stretching 15 000 kilometers latitudinally from the Philippines to
Panama, and 10000km longitudinally from the Southern Ocean to Alaska (Fig. 6.1). It is, by …

A large bloom of Salpa spp. in the northeastern Pacific during the spring of 2012 resulted in
a major deposition of tunics and fecal pellets on the seafloor at∼ 4000 m depth (Sta. M) over …

A 7-year study of food supply [sinking particulate organic carbon (POC)] and food demand
[sediment community oxygen consumption (SCOC)] in the abyssal eastern North Pacific …

An 8‐yr time‐series study of the trophic coupling between a pelagic food supply and its
utilization by the sediment community was conducted at 4,100‐m depth in the eastern North …

In the Arabian Sea, productivity in the surface waters and particle flux to the deep sea are
controlled by monsoonal winds. The flux maxima during the South-West (June–September) …

INTRODUCTION system on the deep-sea bed is thought to be of considerable importance to
understanding of the global carbon cycle, whose inputs are now significantly augmented …

Long time-series measurements were made to examine the effect of episodic inputs of
organic matter to the benthic boundary layer on the sediment community at a site in the …

The abyssal seafloor community in the NE Pacific (Station M,∼ 4000 m depth) was studied
between 2006 and 2012 using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) as part of a continuing 24 …