Biogenic traces (lebensspuren) result from the activity of benthic organisms on and within the seafloor and are a common feature of deep-sea environments. Rosette-shape traces (RSTs), also referred to as spoke burrows, are a commonly observed and distinctive trace, likely created by echiuran worms during feeding and burrowing. We conduct a quantitative morphometric assessment of RSTs from two contrasting sites at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain Sustained Observatory (PAP-SO; Northeast Atlantic) with similar physico-chemical conditions except for relative sediment compaction, but substantive differences in their megabenthic communities. We quantified RST abundance (numerical density and seafloor cover) and morphological characteristics (spoke nu...
AbstractAbyssal plains, often thought of as vast flat areas, encompass a variety of terrains includi...
Ecological and behavioral data on mobile, low density, benthopelagic animals is difficult to collect...
Inputs of detritus from the surface ocean are an important driver of community dynamics in the deep ...
Bathymetric gradients in the deep sea are known to affect key benthic community characteristics such...
On 13 July 2004, during an expedition exploring biodiversity along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge, ...
The movement patterns of deep-sea bioturbational fauna are believed to be the result of the organis...
Abyssal plains, often thought of as vast flat areas, encompass a variety of terrains including abyss...
Abyssal hills are the most abundant landform on Earth, yet the ecological impact of the resulting ha...
Determining the distribution and abundance of life is challenging, especially in the deep sea where ...
Sinking particulate organic matter (POM, phytodetritus) is the principal limiting resource for deep-...
Exploration licences for seafloor mineral deposits have been granted across large areas of the world...
AbstractAbyssal hills are the most abundant landform on Earth, yet the ecological impact of the resu...
Megafaunal seafloor assemblages on the Monterey Fan in the NE Pacific (Station M, 4000 m depth) were...
Megafaunal burrows were detected in boxcores from two sites in the bathyal north-east Atlantic. Burr...
The distribution of organisms is related to both environmental factors and interactions between orga...
AbstractAbyssal plains, often thought of as vast flat areas, encompass a variety of terrains includi...
Ecological and behavioral data on mobile, low density, benthopelagic animals is difficult to collect...
Inputs of detritus from the surface ocean are an important driver of community dynamics in the deep ...
Bathymetric gradients in the deep sea are known to affect key benthic community characteristics such...
On 13 July 2004, during an expedition exploring biodiversity along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge, ...
The movement patterns of deep-sea bioturbational fauna are believed to be the result of the organis...
Abyssal plains, often thought of as vast flat areas, encompass a variety of terrains including abyss...
Abyssal hills are the most abundant landform on Earth, yet the ecological impact of the resulting ha...
Determining the distribution and abundance of life is challenging, especially in the deep sea where ...
Sinking particulate organic matter (POM, phytodetritus) is the principal limiting resource for deep-...
Exploration licences for seafloor mineral deposits have been granted across large areas of the world...
AbstractAbyssal hills are the most abundant landform on Earth, yet the ecological impact of the resu...
Megafaunal seafloor assemblages on the Monterey Fan in the NE Pacific (Station M, 4000 m depth) were...
Megafaunal burrows were detected in boxcores from two sites in the bathyal north-east Atlantic. Burr...
The distribution of organisms is related to both environmental factors and interactions between orga...
AbstractAbyssal plains, often thought of as vast flat areas, encompass a variety of terrains includi...
Ecological and behavioral data on mobile, low density, benthopelagic animals is difficult to collect...
Inputs of detritus from the surface ocean are an important driver of community dynamics in the deep ...