Deep-sea ecosystems of the North Atlantic Ocean: discovery, status, function and future challenges
The North Atlantic is an ocean basin with a diversity of deep-sea ecosystems. Here we provide a summary of the topography and oceanography of the North Atlantic including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, provide a brief overview of the history of scientific research therein, and review the curr...
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Allcock, A. Louise Amon, Diva J. Bridges, Amelia E.H. Colaço, Ana Escobar-Briones, Elva Hilário, Ana Howell, Kerry L. Mestre, Nélia C. Muller-Karger, Frank Priede, Imants G. Snelgrove, Paul V. R. Sealey, Kathleen Sullivan Xavier, Joana R. Addamo, Anna María Amaro, Teresa Bandara, Gayathra Bax, Narissa Braga-Henriques, Andreia Brandt, Angelika Brix, Saskia Cambronero-Solano, Sergio Cedeño-Posso, Cristina Copley, Jonathan T. Cordes, Erik Cortés, Jorge Croquer, Aldo Cuvelier, Daphne Davies, Jaime S. Durden, Jennifer M. Esquete, Patricia Foster, Nicola L. Frutos-Parralejo, María Inmaculada Gasbarro, Ryan Gates, Andrew R. Gomes, Marta Goodwin, Lucy V.M. Horton, Tammy Hourigan, Thomas Hoving, Henk-Jan T. Jones, Daniel O. B. Joshi, Siddhi Kingon, Kelly C. Lörz, Anne Nina Viéitez Martín, Ana María Merten, Véronique Metaxas, Anna Milligan, Rosanna J. Molodtsova, Tina N. Morato, Telmo Morrissey, Declan Naranjo-Elizondo, Beatriz Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E. Olafsdottir, Steinunn H. Parimbelli, Alexa Peña Saenz, Marian Piechaud, Nils Ragnarsson, Stefan Ramalho, Sofia Rodrigues, Clara F. Ross, Rebecca E. Saeedi, Hanieh Santos, Régis Schwing, Patrick T. Serpa, Tiago Shantharam, Arvind K. Stevenson, Angela Yánez-Suárez, Ana Belén Sutton, Tracey T. Svavarsson, Jörundur Taylor, Michelle L. Grient, Jesse van der Zwerschke, Nadescha |
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Amon, Diva J. Bridges, Amelia E.H. Colaço, Ana Escobar-Briones, Elva Hilário, Ana Howell, Kerry L. Mestre, Nélia C. Muller-Karger, Frank Priede, Imants G. Snelgrove, Paul V. R. Sealey, Kathleen Sullivan Xavier, Joana R. Addamo, Anna María Amaro, Teresa Bandara, Gayathra Bax, Narissa Braga-Henriques, Andreia Brandt, Angelika Brix, Saskia Cambronero-Solano, Sergio Cedeño-Posso, Cristina Copley, Jonathan T. Cordes, Erik Cortés, Jorge Croquer, Aldo Cuvelier, Daphne Davies, Jaime S. Durden, Jennifer M. Esquete, Patricia Foster, Nicola L. Frutos-Parralejo, María Inmaculada Gasbarro, Ryan Gates, Andrew R. Gomes, Marta Goodwin, Lucy V.M. Horton, Tammy Hourigan, Thomas Hoving, Henk-Jan T. Jones, Daniel O. B. Joshi, Siddhi Kingon, Kelly C. Lörz, Anne Nina Viéitez Martín, Ana María Merten, Véronique Metaxas, Anna Milligan, Rosanna J. Molodtsova, Tina N. Morato, Telmo Morrissey, Declan Naranjo-Elizondo, Beatriz Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E. Olafsdottir, Steinunn H. Parimbelli, Alexa Peña Saenz, Marian Piechaud, Nils Ragnarsson, Stefan Ramalho, Sofia Rodrigues, Clara F. Ross, Rebecca E. Saeedi, Hanieh Santos, Régis Schwing, Patrick T. Serpa, Tiago Shantharam, Arvind K. Stevenson, Angela Yánez-Suárez, Ana Belén Sutton, Tracey T. Svavarsson, Jörundur Taylor, Michelle L. Grient, Jesse van der Zwerschke, Nadescha |
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German Research Foundation Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (Germany) Aage V. Jensen Charity Foundation Irish Research Council Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal) European Commission Universidade dos Açores Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (Portugal) Região Autónoma dos Açores Natural Environment Research Council (UK) Graduate School, National Oceanography Centre Southampton UK Research and Innovation Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US) Nova Southeastern University Swedish Research Council Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development Allcock, A. Louise [0000-0002-4806-0040] Xavier, Joana R. [0000-0003-1386-4492] Addamo, Anna María [0000-0002-1228-2143] Peña Saenz, Marian [0000-0002-9000-1060] Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72] |
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Connectivity Deep sea Ecosystem services Marine policy North Atlantic Marine policy |
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Connectivity Deep sea Ecosystem services Marine policy North Atlantic Marine policy |
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The North Atlantic is an ocean basin with a diversity of deep-sea ecosystems. Here we provide a summary of the topography and oceanography of the North Atlantic including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, provide a brief overview of the history of scientific research therein, and review the current status of knowledge of each of 18 pelagic and benthic deep-sea ecosystems, with a particular focus on knowledge gaps. We analyse biodiversity data records across the North Atlantic and highlight spatial data gaps that could provide important foci for future expeditions. We note particular data gaps in EEZs of nations within and bordering the Caribbean Sea. Our data provide a baseline against which progress can be tracked into the future. We review human impacts caused by fishing, shipping, mineral extraction, introduction of substances, and climate change, and provide an overview of international, regional and national measures to protect ecosystems. We recommend that scientific research in the deep sea should focus on increasing knowledge of the distribution and the connectivity of key species and habitats, and increasing our understanding of the processes leading to the delivery of ecosystem services. These three pillars - distribution, connectivity, ecosystem function - will provide the knowledge required to implement conservation and management measures to ensure that any deep-sea development in the future is sustainable. Infrastructure and capacity are unevenly distributed and implementation of strategies that will lead to more equitable deep-sea science is required to ensure that essential science can be delivered. |
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Deep-sea ecosystems of the North Atlantic Ocean: discovery, status, function and future challengesAllcock, A. LouiseAmon, Diva J.Bridges, Amelia E.H.Colaço, AnaEscobar-Briones, ElvaHilário, AnaHowell, Kerry L.Mestre, Nélia C.Muller-Karger, FrankPriede, Imants G.Snelgrove, Paul V. R.Sealey, Kathleen SullivanXavier, Joana R.Addamo, Anna MaríaAmaro, TeresaBandara, GayathraBax, NarissaBraga-Henriques, AndreiaBrandt, AngelikaBrix, SaskiaCambronero-Solano, SergioCedeño-Posso, CristinaCopley, Jonathan T.Cordes, ErikCortés, JorgeCroquer, AldoCuvelier, DaphneDavies, Jaime S.Durden, Jennifer M.Esquete, PatriciaFoster, Nicola L.Frutos-Parralejo, María InmaculadaGasbarro, RyanGates, Andrew R.Gomes, MartaGoodwin, Lucy V.M.Horton, TammyHourigan, ThomasHoving, Henk-Jan T.Jones, Daniel O. B.Joshi, SiddhiKingon, Kelly C.Lörz, Anne NinaViéitez Martín, Ana MaríaMerten, VéroniqueMetaxas, AnnaMilligan, Rosanna J.Molodtsova, Tina N.Morato, TelmoMorrissey, DeclanNaranjo-Elizondo, BeatrizNarayanaswamy, Bhavani E.Olafsdottir, Steinunn H.Parimbelli, AlexaPeña Saenz, MarianPiechaud, NilsRagnarsson, StefanRamalho, SofiaRodrigues, Clara F.Ross, Rebecca E.Saeedi, HaniehSantos, RégisSchwing, Patrick T.Serpa, TiagoShantharam, Arvind K.Stevenson, AngelaYánez-Suárez, Ana BelénSutton, Tracey T.Svavarsson, JörundurTaylor, Michelle L.Grient, Jesse van derZwerschke, NadeschaConnectivityDeep seaEcosystem servicesMarine policyNorth AtlanticMarine policyThe North Atlantic is an ocean basin with a diversity of deep-sea ecosystems. Here we provide a summary of the topography and oceanography of the North Atlantic including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, provide a brief overview of the history of scientific research therein, and review the current status of knowledge of each of 18 pelagic and benthic deep-sea ecosystems, with a particular focus on knowledge gaps. We analyse biodiversity data records across the North Atlantic and highlight spatial data gaps that could provide important foci for future expeditions. We note particular data gaps in EEZs of nations within and bordering the Caribbean Sea. Our data provide a baseline against which progress can be tracked into the future. We review human impacts caused by fishing, shipping, mineral extraction, introduction of substances, and climate change, and provide an overview of international, regional and national measures to protect ecosystems. We recommend that scientific research in the deep sea should focus on increasing knowledge of the distribution and the connectivity of key species and habitats, and increasing our understanding of the processes leading to the delivery of ecosystem services. These three pillars - distribution, connectivity, ecosystem function - will provide the knowledge required to implement conservation and management measures to ensure that any deep-sea development in the future is sustainable. Infrastructure and capacity are unevenly distributed and implementation of strategies that will lead to more equitable deep-sea science is required to ensure that essential science can be delivered.Financial support to researchers was provided to: A-NL by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Grant/Award LO2543/1-1; AB by PTJ (German Ministry for Science and Education), Grant 03G0227A; NZ by the Aage V. Jensen Charity Foundation; AP by Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland, Grant GOIPG/2022/765; EE-B by CIC and ICML UNAM, Grants ICML-410-UNAM and ICML-SS-2024-12/35–565; AC by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) through national funds via CEEC contract CEECIND/00101/2021 (https://doi.org/10.54499/2021.00101.CEECIND/CP1669/CT0001) and FCT, I.P., under the project UIDB/05634/2025 and UIDP/05634/2025; DC by OP AZORES 2020 (01-0145-FEDER-000140 MarAZ Researchers: Consolidate a body of researchers in Marine Sciences in the Azores), FCT 2023.07867.CEECIND and funds attributed to Okeanos-UAç (UIDB/05634/2020, UIDP/05634/2020 and M1.1.A/REEQ.CIENTIFICOUI&D/2021/010); AH, CFR & PE, by financial support to CESAM by FCT/MCTES (UIDP/50017/2020, UIDB/50017/2020, LA/P/0094/2020) through national funds; NCM by FCT, Grants CEECIND005262017, CIMA UI/MAR/00350/2020, and LA/P/0069/2020; RS by FCT, Grant 2021.02789.CEECIND/CP1669/CT0002; SPR by FCT/MCTES through national funds in the scope of the CEEC contract (CEECIND/00758/2017) and funds attributed to CESAM (UIDP/50017/2020, UIDB/50017/2020 and LA/P/0094/2020); JRX by the European Union Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Framework Programme in scope of the TwinDEEPS project (GA 101160298) and Portuguese national funds through FCT Foundation for Science and Technology within the scope of UIDB/04423/2020, UIDP/04423/2020, and LA/P/0101/2020, as well as 2023.08132.CEECIND/CP2848/CT0008; TA by FCT via the CEEC contract (CEECIND/00830/2018/CP1559/CT0002) and funds attributed to CESAM (UIDP/50017/2020, UIDB/50017/2020 and LA/P/0094/2020); TM by the FCT-IP Program Stimulus of Scientific Employment (CCCIND/03345/2020), the H2020 programme MERCES (689518) and iAtlantic (818123), the HEurope programme MarinePlan (101059407), and the Azores Government under Contract number 18/DRPM/2022 and ACORES-14-62G4-FEDER-000001; TNM by Minobrnauki of RF, Theme No. FMWE-2024-0022; JMD, TH & ARG by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), as part of AtlantiS - Atlantic Climate and Environment Strategic Science (Grant Number NE/Y005589/1); DOBJ by NERC, as part of the Climate Linked Atlantic Section Science (CLASS) program (Grant Number NE/R015953/1)and Autonomous Techniques for anthropogenic Structure Ecological Assessment (AT-SEA) Project (NE/T010649/1); KLH & AEHB by the UKRI GCRF funded One Ocean Hub, Grant NE/S008950/1; DJA byUC Santa Barbara's Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory; FEMK by the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON: NASA grant 80NSSC22K1779 and NOAA IOOS grant NA19NOS0120199); AKS by NOAA, Award NA21OAR4320190 to the Northern Gulf Institute; RM and TTS by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's RESTORE Science Program under award NA19NOS4510193 to Nova Southeastern University; SJ by the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskaprsrådet) and FORMAS.Peer reviewedElsevierGerman Research FoundationFederal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (Germany)Aage V. Jensen Charity FoundationIrish Research CouncilFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal)European CommissionUniversidade dos AçoresCentro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar (Portugal)Região Autónoma dos AçoresNatural Environment Research Council (UK)Graduate School, National Oceanography Centre SouthamptonUK Research and InnovationBenioff Ocean Science LaboratoryMarine Biodiversity Observation NetworkNorthern Gulf InstituteNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)Nova Southeastern UniversitySwedish Research CouncilSwedish Research Council for Sustainable DevelopmentAllcock, A. Louise [0000-0002-4806-0040]Xavier, Joana R. 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