Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

Chloroflexi dominate the deep-sea Golf Ball Sponges Craniella zetlandica and Craniella infrequens throughout different life stages

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REFERENCE Busch, Kathrin; Wurz, Erik; Rapp, Hans Tore; Bayer, Kristina; Franke, Andre; Hentschel, Ute (2020). Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00674. ABSTRACT Deep-sea sponge grounds are underexplored ecosystems that provide numerous goods and services to the functioning of the deep-sea. This … Read More

Community composition and habitat characterization of a rock sponge aggregation (Porifera, Corallistidae) in the Cantabrian Sea

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REFERENCE Ríos, Pilar; Praddo, Elena; Carvalho, Francisca C; Sánchez Francisco; Rodríguez-Basalo, Augusto; Xavier, Joana R; Ibarrola, Teodoro P; Cristobo Javier (2020). Frontiers in Marine Science https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00578. ABSTRACT Deep-sea sponge-dominated communities are complex habitats considered hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. … Read More

Mapping benthic ecological diversity and interactions with bottom-contact fishing on the Flemish Cap (northwest Atlantic)

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REFERENCE Murillo, FJ; Kenchington, E; Koen-Alonso, M; Gijarro, J; Kenchington, TJ; Sacau, M; Beazley, L; Rapp, HT (2020). Ecological Indicators. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106135. ABSTRACT The ecological diversity of benthic invertebrates from bottom trawl surveys was mapped for the Flemish Cap, a plateau … Read More

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

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REFERENCE Morato, Telmo; González-Irusta, José-Manuel; Dominguez-Carrió, Carlos; Wei, Chih-Lin; Davies, Andrew; Sweetman, Andrew K; Taranto, Gerald H; Beazley, Lindsay; García-Alegre, Ana; Grehan, Anthony; Laffargue, Pascal; Murillo, Francisco Javier; Sacau, Mar; Vaz, Sandrine; Kenchington, Ellen; Arnaud-Haond, Sophie; Callery, Oisín; Chimienti, Giovanni; … Read More

A multi criteria assessment method for identifying Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the North-East Atlantic

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REFERENCE Morato, Telmo; Pham, Christopher K; Pinto, Carlos; Golding, Neil; Ardron, Jeff A; Duràn Munoz, Pablo; Neat, Francis (2018). Frontiers in Marine Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00460. ABSTRACT In international fisheries management, scientific advice on the presence of “vulnerable marine ecosystems” (VMEs) per … Read More

Connectivity modelling of areas closed to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems in the northwest Atlantic

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REFERENCE Kenchington, Ellen; Wang, Zeilang; Lirette, Camille; Murillo, Francisco Javier; Guijarro, Javier; Yashayaev, Igo; Maldonado, Manuel. (2018). Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2018.11.007. ABSTRACT Over the course of the past decade, in response to United Nations General … Read More

Deep-sea sponges in practice – Six info-sheets by SponGES partner FAO

Deep-sea sponges in practice – Six info-sheets by SponGES partner FAO

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SponGES partner FAO just released six info-sheets about deep-sea sponges and their habitats, covering topics like: What is the role of sponges in the marine environment? How can sponges be identified and what are the procedures to preserve sponge samples … Read More