Comparing Seamounts and Coral Reefs with eDNA and BRUVS Reveals Oases and Refuges on Shallow Seamounts [PDF]
Biology, 2023 Seamounts are the least known ocean biome. Considered biodiversity hotspots, biomass oases, and refuges for megafauna, large gaps exist in their real diversity relative to other ecosystems like coral reefs.
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Shallow seamounts are "oases" and activity hubs for pelagic predators in a large-scale marine reserve. [PDF]
PLoS BiologySeamounts have been likened to "oases" of life in the comparative deserts of the open ocean, often harbouring high densities of threatened and exploited pelagic top predators.
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Diversity of lanternfish (Myctophidae) larvae along the Ninety East Ridge, Indian Ocean [PDF]
PeerJSince the 19th century, the impact of seamounts on the distribution of plankton has been a topic of considerable interest. The influence of seamounts on the biogeographic patterns of marine organisms is complex, with some aspects still under debate.
Qiong Wu +8 more
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 1-26., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Richard E. Ernst +8 more
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Parazoanthidae (Cnidaria, Zoantharia) associated with glass sponges on the Nishi-Shichito Ridge, northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the description of a new species [PDF]
ZooKeysSeamounts are biodiversity hotspots that face increasing threats from anthropogenic activities. Seamounts host diverse sessile suspension-feeding organisms such as sponges and anthozoans, which are crucial for seamount ecosystems as they construct three ...
Hiroki Kise +5 more
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Diversity and potential host-interactions of viruses inhabiting deep-sea seamount sediments [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSeamounts are globally distributed across the oceans and form one of the major oceanic biomes. Here, we utilized combined analyses of bulk metagenome and virome to study viral communities in seamount sediments in the western Pacific Ocean.
Meishun Yu +11 more
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Ecological Indicators, 2023 Deep-sea precious corals in the octocoral family Coralliidae are among the dominant benthic megafauna at depths of 300–600 m on seamounts of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and lower Emperor Seamount Chain.
Amy R. Baco +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Seamounts are important components of seafloor topography and have a significant influence on the biogeographic distribution of marine microorganisms.
Ning-Hua Liu +10 more
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40Ar/39Ar Ages and Geochemistry of Seamount Basalts from the Western Pacific Province
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 Seamounts are features generated by hot spots and associated intraplate volcanic activity. The geochemical characteristics of igneous rocks constituting seamounts provide evidence of important details of dynamic processes in the Earth, such as mantle ...
Qian Liu +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Seamounts are common in all ocean basins, and most have summit depths >3,000 m. Nonetheless, these abyssal seamounts are the least sampled and understood seamount habitats.
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