Diversity, distribution and spatial structure of the cold-water coral fauna of the Azores
"Cold-water corals are widely considered as important structural components of benthic habitats, potentially enhancing local abundance in a variety of fish and invertebrate species. Yet, current knowledge of the taxonomic diversity and distribution patter...
Respiration of Mediterranean cold-water corals is not affected by ocean acidification as projected for the end of the century
"The rise of CO2 has been identified as a major threat to life in the ocean. About one-third of the anthropogenic CO2 produced in the last 200 yr has been taken up by the ocean, leading to ocean acidification. Surface seawater pH is projected to decrease ...
Ecosystem function and services provided by the deep sea. Final revised paper
"The deep sea is often viewed as a vast, dark, remote, and inhospitable environment, yet the deep ocean and seafloor are crucial to our lives through the services that they provide. Our understanding of how the deep sea functions remains limited, but when...
Global ocean carbon uptake: Magnitude, variability and trends
"The globally integrated sea-air anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) flux from 1990 to 2009 is determined from models and data-based approaches as part of the Regional Carbon Cycle Assessment and Processes (RECCAP) project. Numerical methods include ocean ...
Temporal changes in surface partial pressure of carbon dioxide and carbonate saturation state in the eastern equatorial Indian Ocean during the 1962-2012 period
"Information on changes in the oceanic carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and air-sea CO2 flux as well as on ocean acidification in the Indian Ocean is very limited. In this study, temporal changes of the inorganic carbon system in the eastern equatorial ...
Diversity, distribution and spatial structure of the cold-water coral fauna of the Azores