On the paradox of thriving cold‐water coral reefs in the food‐limited deep sea

SR Maier, S Brooke, LH De Clippele… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The deep sea is amongst the most food‐limited habitats on Earth, as only a small fraction (<
4%) of the surface primary production is exported below 200 m water depth. Here, cold …

Monitoring marine fishes using underwater video techniques in the Mediterranean Sea

M Nalmpanti, A Chrysafi, JJ Meeuwig… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2023 - Springer
The use of underwater video techniques has expanded rapidly in ecological studies and is
particularly desirable in protected areas since the method does not impact the habitat or …

Climate‐induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold‐water corals and commercially important deep‐sea fishes in the North Atlantic

T Morato, JM González‐Irusta… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The deep sea plays a critical role in global climate regulation through uptake and storage of
heat and carbon dioxide. However, this regulating service causes warming, acidification and …

Using 3D photogrammetry from ROV video to quantify cold-water coral reef structural complexity and investigate its influence on biodiversity and community …

DM Price, K Robert, A Callaway, C Lo Lacono, RA Hall… - Coral Reefs, 2019 - Springer
Fine-scale structural complexity created by reef-building coral in shallow-water
environments is influential on biodiversity, species assemblage and functional trait …

Identifying priorities for the protection of deep Mediterranean Sea ecosystems through an integrated approach

E Fanelli, S Bianchelli, F Foglini, M Canals… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Benthic habitats of the deep Mediterranean Sea and the biodiversity they host are
increasingly jeopardized by increasing human pressures, both direct and indirect, which …

Diversity, structure and spatial distribution of megabenthic communities in Cap de Creus continental shelf and submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean)

C Dominguez-Carrió, JL Riera, K Robert… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The continental shelf and submarine canyon off Cap de Creus (NW Mediterranean) were
declared a Site of Community Importance (SCI) within the Natura 2000 Network in 2014 …

New records of scleractinian cold-water coral (CWC) assemblages in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean Sea): Human impacts and conservation …

M Angiolillo, G La Mesa, M Giusti, E Salvati… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Scleractinian cold-water corals (CWCs) are among the main habitat engineers of the deep
Mediterranean Sea, hosting a high diversity of species and playing a significant ecological …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical investigation on hydrodynamic characteristics and drag influence of an open-frame remotely operated underwater vehicle

D Zhang, X Wang, M Zhao, L Hong, X Li - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) have been widely used in deep-sea
resource exploitation and industrial engineering operations. To perform these tasks …

A baseline for the monitoring of Mediterranean upper bathyal biogenic reefs within the marine strategy framework directive objectives

M Angiolillo, M Bo, M Toma, M Giusti, E Salvati… - Deep Sea Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD, 2008/56/EC) was adopted to
achieve a Good Environmental Status (GES) in the EU's marine waters and to protect …

Benthic fauna of littoral and deep-sea habitats of the Alboran Sea: a hotspot of biodiversity

JL Rueda, S Gofas, R Aguilar, A de la Torriente… - … Sea-ecosystems and …, 2021 - Springer
Benthic habitats, as well as their associated biota, have been studied in the Alboran Sea
since the nineteenth century, with a very significant increase of knowledge in the last five …