Pockmarks enhance deep-sea benthic biodiversity: A case study in the western Mediterranean Sea
"Aim Pockmarks are craters on the sea floor formed by sub-sea-floor fluid expulsions, which occur world-wide at all ocean depths. These habitats potentially host a highly specialized fauna that can exploit the hydrocarbons released. Pockmarks at relativel...
Use of predictive habitat modelling to assess the distribution and extent of the current protection of listed deep-sea habitats
"Aim: To demonstrate the application of predictive species distribution modelling methods to habitat mapping and assessment of percentage area-based conservation targets. Location:The NE Atlantic deep sea (UK and Irish extended continental shelf limits). ...