The deep sea encompasses the largest ecosystems on Earth. Although poorly known, deep
seafloor ecosystems provide services that are vitally important to the entire ocean and …

Temperature is considered to be a fundamental factor controlling biodiversity in marine
ecosystems, but precisely what role temperature plays in modulating diversity is still not …

An essential textbook for any student or researcher in biology needing to design
experiments, sample programs or analyse the resulting data. The text begins with a revision …

Ongoing greenhouse gas emissions can modify climate processes and induce shifts in
ocean temperature, pH, oxygen concentration, and productivity, which in turn could alter …

Aim The pattern of increasing biological diversity from high latitudes to the equator
[latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG)] has been recognized for> 200 years. Empirical studies …

There is growing interest in the integration of macroecology and palaeoecology towards a
better understanding of past, present, and anticipated future biodiversity dynamics …

The biodiversity of deep-sea ecosystems is closely linked to orbital and suborbital climate
changes during the late Quaternary as documented by the diversity and species …

Establishing management programs to preserve the benthic communities along the NW
Pacific and the Arctic Ocean (AO) requires a deep understanding of the composition of …

We analyzed published downcore microfossil records from 150 studies and reinterpreted
them from an ecological degradation perspective to address the following critical but still …

The reduction of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, which has progressed more rapidly than
previously predicted, has the potential to cause multiple environmental stresses, including …