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| Danovaro, Roberto; Canals, Miquel; Gambi, Cristina; Heussner, Serge; Lampadariou, Nikolaos; Vanreusel, Ann. |
| There is increasing evidence that continental slope ecosystems represent one of the major repositories of benthic marine biodiversity. The enhanced levels of biodiversity along slopes are hypothesized to be a source of biodiversity for continental shelves and deeper basins. Continental margins are increasingly altered by human activities, but the consequences of these anthropogenic impacts on benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are almost completely unknown. Thus, there is an urgent need to gather sufficient information to enable us to understand patterns and drivers of deep-sea biodiversity along continental margins. Although the local diversity of sonic deep open slope ecosystems is moderately well documented, very little is known about the... |
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| Ano: 2009 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00301/41232/40421.pdf |
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| Pusceddu, Antonio; Mea, M.; Canals, Miquel; Heussner, Serge; Durrieu De Madron, Xavier; Sanchez-vidal, A.; Bianchelli, S.; Corinaldesi, Cinzia; Dell'Anno, A.; Thomsen, Laurenz; Danovaro, Roberto. |
| Submarine canyons of several regions of the world are preferential conduits for Dense Shelf Water Cascading (DSWC), which quickly modify physical and chemical conditions while transporting large amounts of material towards the adjacent deep margin. Observations conducted during the last 15 yr in the Cap de Creus Canyon (Gulf of Lion, NW Mediterranean Sea) reported several intense events of DSWC. Their effects on the deep-sea biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are almost unknown. To investigate the effects of these episodic events we analysed changes in the meiofaunal biodiversity inside and outside the canyon. Sediment samples were collected at depths varying from ca. 1000 to > 2100 m in May 2004 (before a major event), April 2005 (during a major... |
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| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00129/24026/21982.pdf |
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