Earth's sediment cycle during the Anthropocene

J Syvitski, JR Ángel, Y Saito, I Overeem… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022‏ - nature.com
The global sediment cycle is a fundamental feature of the Earth system, balancing
competing factors such as orogeny, physical–chemical erosion and human action. In this …

Marine litter in submarine canyons: A systematic review and critical synthesis

I Hernandez, JS Davies, VAI Huvenne… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
The presence of marine litter is of concern in submarine canyons, although research in this
area is still in its infancy. A critical synthesis and literature review selecting studies with …

Assessing the human footprint on the sea-floor of coastal systems: the case of the Venice Lagoon, Italy

F Madricardo, F Foglini, E Campiani, V Grande… - Scientific reports, 2019‏ - nature.com
Coastal systems are among the most studied, most vulnerable, and economically most
important ecosystems on Earth; nevertheless, little attention has been paid, so far, to the …

Physical disturbance by bottom trawling suspends particulate matter and alters biogeochemical processes on and near the seafloor

C Bradshaw, M Jakobsson, V Brüchert… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Bottom trawling is known to affect benthic faunal communities but its effects on sediment
suspension and seabed biogeochemistry are less well described. In addition, few studies …

Persistence of biogeochemical alterations of deep‐sea sediments by bottom trawling

S Paradis, M Goñi, P Masqué, R Durán… - Geophysical …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Bottom trawling grounds have been expanding to deeper areas of the oceans since the mid‐
XXth century, and mitigating strategies aimed to protect fish stocks, such as temporal …

Heavy metal concentrations in sharks, rays and chimaeras from the western Mediterranean Sea

P Carrasco-Puig, AI Colmenero, D Ruiz-García… - Marine Pollution …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The potential bioaccumulation of pollutants, such as heavy metals, may pose a threat to the
western Mediterranean chondrichthyans and human consumers. Therefore, the first …

Assessing the impact of the global subsea telecommunications network on sedimentary organic carbon stocks

MA Clare, A Lichtschlag, S Paradis… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
The sequestration of organic carbon in seafloor sediments plays a key role in regulating
global climate; however, human activities can disturb previously-sequestered carbon stocks …

[HTML][HTML] Geomorphology and evolution of the Blanes Canyon (NW Mediterranean). New insights from high resolution map** of vertical cliffs

C Cabrera, P Puig, R Durán, MC Fabri, C Guerin… - Geomorphology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The geomorphology of the Blanes submarine canyon has been characterized based on the
analysis of high-resolution hull-mounted multibeam bathymetry (up to 5 m grid size) …

Effects of trawling activity on the bamboo-coral Isidella elongata and the sea pen Funiculina quadrangularis along the Gioia Canyon (Western Mediterranean …

M Pierdomenico, T Russo, S Ambroso, A Gori… - Progress in …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The impacts of fishing activities on ecosystems represent an acknowledged environmental
issue, especially considering the increasing demands for the conservation of biodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerability of six cold-water corals to sediment resuspension from bottom trawling fishing

M Bilan, A Gori, J Grinyó, M Biel-Cabanelas… - Marine Pollution …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Bottom trawling can significantly affect benthic communities, directly through immediate
removal of sessile organisms and indirectly through sediment resuspension. Submarine …