A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program

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

(2020) Telmo Morato et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

A framework for the development of a global standardised marine taxon reference image database (SMarTaR-ID) to support image-based analyses

(2020) Kerry L. Howell et al.   PLoS One

Ecological variables for developing a global deep-ocean monitoring and conservation strategy

(2020) Roberto Danovaro et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Microplastic accumulation in deep-sea sediments from the Rockall Trough

(2020) Winnie Courtene-Jones et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Towards an Ecosystem-Based Marine Spatial Planning in the deep Mediterranean Sea

(2020) E. Manea et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Climate velocity reveals increasing exposure of deep-ocean biodiversity to future warming

(2020) Isaac Brito-Morales et al.   Nature Climate Change

Climate change considerations are fundamental to management of deep‐sea resource extraction

(2020) Lisa A. Levin et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Discovery of widely available abyssal rock patches reveals overlooked habitat type and prompts rethinking deep-sea biodiversity

(2020) Torben Riehl et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Microplastics and synthetic particles ingested by deep-sea amphipods in six of the deepest marine ecosystems on Earth

(2019) A. J. Jamieson et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Deep-water fisheries along the British Isles continental slopes: status, ecosystem effects and future perspectives

(2019) Rui P. Vieira et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Automated identification of benthic epifauna with computer vision

(2019) N Piechaud et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

The Weddell Gyre, Southern Ocean: present knowledge and future challenges

(2019) M. Vernet et al.   REVIEWS OF GEOPHYSICS

Antarctic Futures: An Assessment of Climate-Driven Changes in Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Service Provisioning in the Southern Ocean

(2019) A.D. Rogers et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Sponges as natural environmental DNA samplers

(2019) Stefano Mariani et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

sFDvent: A global trait database for deep‐sea hydrothermal‐vent fauna

(2019) Abbie S. A. Chapman et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

A 40-y record reveals gradual Antarctic sea ice increases followed by decreases at rates far exceeding the rates seen in the Arctic

(2019) Claire L. Parkinson   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Latitudinal and bathymetrical species richness patterns in the NW Pacific and adjacent Arctic Ocean

(2019) Hanieh Saeedi et al.   Scientific Reports

Sponge skeletons as an important sink of silicon in the global oceans

(2019) Manuel Maldonado et al.   Nature Geoscience

Deep-sea sponge aggregations (Pheronema carpenteri) in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic) potentially degraded by demersal fishing

(2019) Rui P. Vieira et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

DEEPi: A miniaturized, robust, and economical camera and computer system for deep-sea exploration

(2019) Brennan T. Phillips et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Investigating the environmental drivers of deep‐seafloor biodiversity: A case study of peracarid crustacean assemblages in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

(2019) Oliver S. Ashford et al.   Ecology and Evolution

In search for the sources of plastic marine litter that contaminates the Easter Island Ecoregion

(2019) Simon Jan van Gennip et al.   Scientific Reports

Bottom-trawling fisheries influence on standing stocks, composition, diversity and trophic redundancy of macrofaunal assemblages from the West Iberian Margin

(2018) Sofia P. Ramalho et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Essential ocean variables for global sustained observations of biodiversity and ecosystem changes

(2018) Patricia Miloslavich et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Factors affecting the importance of myctophids in the diet of the world’s seabirds

(2018) Yutaka Watanuki et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

Fine-scale depth structure of pelagic communities throughout the global ocean based on acoustic sound scattering layers

(2018) R Proud et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

A Multidisciplinary Approach for Generating Globally Consistent Data on Mesophotic, Deep-Pelagic, and Bathyal Biological Communities

(2018) Lucy Woodall et al.   OCEANOGRAPHY

Declining oxygen in the global ocean and coastal waters

(2018) Denise Breitburg et al.   SCIENCE

Below the Mesophotic

(2018) C. C. Baldwin et al.   Scientific Reports

Fine-scale depth structure of pelagic communities throughout the global ocean based on acoustic sound scattering layers

(2018) R Proud et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

(2018) Maria Dornelas et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Challenges for global ocean observation: the need for increased human capacity

(2018) Patricia Miloslavich et al.   Journal of Operational Oceanography

Phylogenetic and functional evidence suggests that deep-ocean ecosystems are highly sensitive to environmental change and direct human disturbance

(2018) Oliver S. Ashford et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Growth and feeding of deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa from the California margin under simulated ocean acidification conditions

(2018) Carlos E. Gómez et al.   PeerJ

Mapping knowledge gaps in marine diversity reveals a latitudinal gradient of missing species richness

(2018) André Menegotto et al.   Nature Communications

Managing a sustainable deep-sea ‘blue economy’ requires knowledge of what actually lives there

(2018) Adrian G Glover et al.   eLife

Microplastic pollution identified in deep-sea water and ingested by benthic invertebrates in the Rockall Trough, North Atlantic Ocean

(2017) Winnie Courtene-Jones et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Feeding ecology of Mediterranean common dolphins: The importance of mesopelagic fish in the diet of an endangered subpopulation

(2017) Joan Giménez et al.   MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE

Invertebrate population genetics across Earth's largest habitat: The deep-sea floor

(2017) M. L. Taylor et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Major impacts of climate change on deep-sea benthic ecosystems

(2017) Andrew K. Sweetman et al.   Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene

Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the deepest ocean fauna

(2017) Alan J. Jamieson et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Biological responses to disturbance from simulated deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining

(2017) Daniel O. B. Jones et al.   PLoS One

The distribution of deep-sea sponge aggregations in the North Atlantic and implications for their effective spatial management

(2016) Kerry-Louise Howell et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

A synthesis of genetic connectivity in deep-sea fauna and implications for marine reserve design

(2016) Amy R. Baco et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Deep-sea diversity patterns are shaped by energy availability

(2016) Skipton N. C. Woolley et al.   NATURE

Environmental filtering and neutral processes shape octocoral community assembly in the deep sea

(2016) Andrea M. Quattrini et al.   OECOLOGIA

Plastic microfibre ingestion by deep-sea organisms

(2016) M. L. Taylor et al.   Scientific Reports

Controls on submarine canyon activity during sea-level highstands: The Biobío canyon system offshore Chile

(2015) Anne Bernhardt et al.   Geosphere

The impacts of deep-sea fisheries on benthic communities: a review

(2015) Malcolm R. Clark et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Continued increases in Arctic Ocean primary production

(2015) Kevin R. Arrigo et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Impact of ocean acidification on the structure of future phytoplankton communities

(2015) Stephanie Dutkiewicz et al.   Nature Climate Change

A Standardised Vocabulary for Identifying Benthic Biota and Substrata from Underwater Imagery: The CATAMI Classification Scheme

(2015) Franziska Althaus et al.   PLoS One

Dynamic energy budget modeling reveals the potential of future growth and calcification for the coccolithophoreEmiliania huxleyiin an acidified ocean

(2014) Erik B. Muller et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

An ocean of surprises – Trends in human use, unexpected dynamics and governance challenges in areas beyond national jurisdiction

(2014) Andrew Merrie et al.   GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS

Classification of submarine canyons of the Australian continental margin

(2014) Zhi Huang et al.   MARINE GEOLOGY

Geomorphology of the oceans

(2014) P.T. Harris et al.   MARINE GEOLOGY

Marine Litter Distribution and Density in European Seas, from the Shelves to Deep Basins

(2014) Christopher K. Pham et al.   PLoS One

Trophic interactions of fish communities at midwater depths enhance long-term carbon storage and benthic production on continental slopes

(2014) C. N. Trueman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Challenging the paradigms of deep-sea ecology

(2014) Roberto Danovaro et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Large mesopelagic fishes biomass and trophic efficiency in the open ocean

(2014) Xabier Irigoien et al.   Nature Communications

The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris

(2014) L. C. Woodall et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Trophodynamic studies on the Condor seamount (Azores, Portugal, North Atlantic)

(2013) A. Colaço et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Fishing down the deep: Accounting for within-species changes in depth of fishing

(2013) Reg A. Watson et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

Vertical ecology of the pelagic ocean: classical patterns and new perspectives

(2013) T. T. Sutton   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Developing human capital for successful implementation of international marine scientific research projects

(2013) R.J. Morrison et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Decadal Changes in the World's Coastal Latitudinal Temperature Gradients

(2013) Hannes Baumann et al.   PLoS One

Genetic and Morphological Divergences in the Cosmopolitan Deep-Sea Amphipod Eurythenes gryllus Reveal a Diverse Abyss and a Bipolar Species

(2013) Charlotte Havermans et al.   PLoS One

Use of predictive habitat modelling to assess the distribution and extent of the current protection of ‘listed’ deep-sea habitats

(2012) Rebecca E. Ross et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Feeding habits of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (L. 1758), in the central Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Messina)

(2012) Pietro Battaglia et al.   HELGOLAND MARINE RESEARCH

Nematode beta diversity on the continental slope of New Zealand: spatial patterns and environmental drivers

(2012) D Leduc et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Efficient trawl avoidance by mesopelagic fishes causes large underestimation of their biomass

(2012) S Kaartvedt et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Ploughing the deep sea floor

(2012) Pere Puig et al.   NATURE

Pelagic provinces of the world: A biogeographic classification of the world’s surface pelagic waters

(2012) Mark D. Spalding et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Science Priorities for Seamounts: Research Links to Conservation and Management

(2012) Malcolm R. Clark et al.   PLoS One

Energetics of life on the deep seafloor

(2012) C. R. McClain et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A proposed biogeography of the deep ocean floor

(2012) Les Watling et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

The Discovery of New Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Communities in the Southern Ocean and Implications for Biogeography

(2012) Alex D. Rogers et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Services from the deep: Steps towards valuation of deep sea goods and services

(2012) Claire W. Armstrong et al.   Ecosystem Services

Species-energy relationships in deep-sea molluscs

(2011) D. P. Tittensor et al.   Biology Letters

A continuum of life histories in deep-sea demersal fishes

(2011) Jeffrey C. Drazen et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Benthic habitat mapping: A review of progress towards improved understanding of the spatial ecology of the seafloor using acoustic techniques

(2011) Craig J. Brown et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Taxon-related diversity patterns from the continental shelf to the slope: a case study on nematodes from the Western Indian Ocean

(2011) Muthumbi W. N. Agnes et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Effects of chronic low carbonate saturation levels on the distribution, growth and skeletal chemistry of deep-sea corals and other seamount megabenthos

(2011) RE Thresher et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Global Habitat Suitability for Framework-Forming Cold-Water Corals

(2011) Andrew J. Davies et al.   PLoS One

Deep-Water Chemosynthetic Ecosystem Research during the Census of Marine Life Decade and Beyond: A Proposed Deep-Ocean Road Map

(2011) Christopher R. German et al.   PLoS One

Man and the Last Great Wilderness: Human Impact on the Deep Sea

(2011) Eva Ramirez-Llodra et al.   PLoS One

Dispersal, environmental niches and oceanic-scale turnover in deep-sea bivalves

(2011) C. R. McClain et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

How Many Species Are There on Earth and in the Ocean?

(2011) Camilo Mora et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Diversity of the arctic deep-sea benthos

(2011) Bluhm A. Bodil et al.   Marine Biodiversity

Biodiversity change after climate-induced ice-shelf collapse in the Antarctic

(2010) Julian Gutt et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

On the use of abiotic surrogates to describe marine benthic biodiversity

(2010) M.A. McArthur et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Do we have enough information to apply the ecosystem approach to management of deep-sea fisheries? An example from the West of Scotland

(2010) Johanna J. Heymans et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

The contribution of deep-sea macrohabitat heterogeneity to global nematode diversity

(2010) Ann Vanreusel et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Local-scale faunal turnover on the deep Pacific seafloor

(2010) CR McClain et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Deep-Sea Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable

(2010) Roberto Danovaro et al.   PLoS One

Biodiversity's Big Wet Secret: The Global Distribution of Marine Biological Records Reveals Chronic Under-Exploration of the Deep Pelagic Ocean

(2010) Thomas J. Webb et al.   PLoS One

The dynamics of biogeographic ranges in the deep sea

(2010) C. R. McClain et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The Ecology of Seamounts: Structure, Function, and Human Impacts

(2009) Malcolm R. Clark et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Long-term change in the abyssal NE Atlantic: The ‘Amperima Event’ revisited

(2009) D.S.M. Billett et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Complex nitrogen cycling in the spongeGeodia barretti

(2009) Friederike Hoffmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bivalvia Of The Deep Atlantic

(2009) John A. Allen   MALACOLOGIA

The influence of geological, geochemical, and biogenic habitat heterogeneity on seep biodiversity

(2009) Erik E. Cordes et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

a-, β-, γ-, δ- and ε-diversity of deep-sea nematodes in canyons and open slopes of Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean margins

(2009) R Danovaro et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Long-term changes in deep-water fish populations in the northeast Atlantic: a deeper reaching effect of fisheries?

(2009) D.M. Bailey et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Hadal trenches: the ecology of the deepest places on Earth

(2009) Alan J. Jamieson et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Larval Dispersal and Marine Population Connectivity

(2008) Robert K. Cowen et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Exponential Decline of Deep-Sea Ecosystem Functioning Linked to Benthic Biodiversity Loss

(2008) Roberto Danovaro et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Deep-sea benthic diversity linked to seasonality of pelagic productivity

(2008) B.H. Corliss et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

LARGE-SCALE DIVERSITY PATTERNS OF CEPHALOPODS IN THE ATLANTIC OPEN OCEAN AND DEEP SEA

(2008) Rui Rosa et al.   ECOLOGY

Impact of a shrinking Arctic ice cover on marine primary production

(2008) Kevin R. Arrigo et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Antarctic marine benthic diversity: patterns and processes

(2008) Andrew Clarke   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Where does biodiversity go from here? A grim business-as-usual forecast and a hopeful portfolio of partial solutions

(2008) P. R. Ehrlich et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Expanding Oxygen-Minimum Zones in the Tropical Oceans

(2008) L. Stramma et al.   SCIENCE

Abyssal food limitation, ecosystem structure and climate change

(2008) C SMITH et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION