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Deep-sea ecosystems in European seas
Editor(s): R. Danovaro, S. Heussner, R. S. Santos, A. Freiwald, A. Boetius, S. van den Hove, J. Middelburg, and P. Weaver



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Mats of psychrophilic thiotrophic bacteria associated with cold seeps of the Barents Sea
S. Grünke, A. Lichtschlag, D. de Beer, J. Felden, V. Salman, A. Ramette, H. N. Schulz-Vogt, and A. Boetius
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 3917-3948, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2951 KB)   Supplement (63 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  28 Mar 2012
Modelling the impact of Siboglinids on the biogeochemistry of the Captain Arutyunov mud volcano (Gulf of Cadiz)
K. Soetaert, D. van Oevelen, and S. Sommer
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 6683-6714, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2049 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  07 Jun 2012
Deep-sea scavenging amphipod assemblages from the submarine canyons of the Iberian Peninsula
G. A. Duffy, T. Horton, and D. S. M. Billett
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 7831-7851, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1705 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  27 Jun 2012
Putative fishery-induced changes in biomass and population size structures of demersal deep-sea fishes in ICES Sub-area VII, North East Atlantic Ocean
J. A. Godbold, D. M. Bailey, M. A. Collins, J. D. M. Gordon, W. A. Spallek, and I. G. Priede
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 10757-10783, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1888 KB)   Supplement (244 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  10 Aug 2012
Food quality determines sediment community responses to marine vs. terrigenous organic matter in a submarine canyon
W. R. Hunter, A. Jamieson, V. A. I. Huvenne, and U. Witte
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 11331-11374, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 3380 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  22 Aug 2012
Impact of open-ocean convection on particle fluxes and sediment dynamics in the deep margin of the Gulf of Lions
M. Stabholz, X. Durrieu de Madron, M. Canals, A. Khripounoff, I. Taupier-Letage, P. Testor, S. Heussner, P. Kerhervé, N. Delsaut, L. Houpert, G. Lastras, and B. Denneliou
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 12845-12894, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 12865 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  18 Sep 2012
An overview of chemosynthetic symbioses in bivalves from the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
S. Duperron, S. M. Gaudron, C. F. Rodrigues, M. R. Cunha, C. Decker, and K. Olu
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 16815-16875, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1696 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  26 Nov 2012
Macrofauna community inside and outside of the Darwin Mounds SAC, NE Atlantic
N. Serpetti, E. Gontikaki, B. E. Narayanaswamy, and U. Witte
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 16907-16932, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1030 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  29 Nov 2012
Comprehensive phylogenetic reconstruction of relationships in Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the Atlantic ocean using mtMutS and nad2 genes tree reconstructions
K. J. Morris, S. Herrera, C. Gubili, P. A. Tyler, A. Rogers, and C. Hauton
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 16977-16998, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1010 KB)   Supplement (388 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Publication in BG not foreseen

  03 Dec 2012
Chemosymbiotic species from the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic): distribution, life styles and nutritional patterns
C. F. Rodrigues, A. Hilário, and M. R. Cunha
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 17347-17376, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1403 KB)   Supplement (72 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  07 Dec 2012
Interconnectivity vs. isolation of prokaryotic communities in European deep-sea mud volcanoes
M. G. Pachiadaki and K. A. Kormas
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 17377-17400, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 3321 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  07 Dec 2012
Density and distribution of megafauna at the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano (the Barents Sea) based on image analysis
E. Rybakova (Goroslavskaya), S. Galkin, M. Bergmann, T. Soltwedel, and A. Gebruk
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 17475-17517, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 6067 KB)   Supplement (38 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  10 Dec 2012
Benthic communities in the deep Mediterranean Sea: exploring microbial and meiofaunal patterns in slope and basin ecosystems
K. Sevastou, N. Lampadariou, P. N. Polymenakou, and A. Tselepides
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 17539-17581, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1214 KB)   Supplement (104 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 6 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  11 Dec 2012
Trophic state of sediments from two deep continental margins off Iberia: a biomimetic approach
A. Dell'Anno, A. Pusceddu, C. Corinaldesi, M. Canals, S. Heussner, L. Thomsen, and R. Danovaro
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 17619-17650, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2309 KB)   Supplement (41 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  12 Dec 2012
Turnover diversity drives large-scale biodiversity patterns in bathyal sediments of the Mediterranean Sea
S. Bianchelli, C. Gambi, M. Mea, A. Pusceddu, and R. Danovaro
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 17819-17853, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 4081 KB)   Supplement (51 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 3 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  12 Dec 2012
Deep-sea benthic ecosystem collapse and recovery after an intense Dense Shelf Water Cascading event
A. Pusceddu, M. Mea, M. Canals, S. Heussner, X. Durrieu de Madron, A. Sanchez-Vidal, S. Bianchelli, C. Corinaldesi, A. Dell'Anno, L. Thomsen, and R. Danovaro
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 17855-17884, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1643 KB)   Supplement (313 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  12 Dec 2012
Multi-scale interactions between local hydrography, seabed topography, and community assembly on cold-water coral reefs
L.-A. Henry, J. Moreno Navas, and J. M. Roberts
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 17885-17912, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 4760 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  12 Dec 2012
Occurrence, sources and transport pathways of natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbons in deep-sea sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
C. Parinos, A. Gogou, I. Bouloubassi, R. Pedrosa-Pàmies, I. Hatzianestis, A. Sànchez-Vidal, G. Rousakis, D. Velaoras, G. Krokos, and V. Lykousis
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 17999-18038, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 5531 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  13 Dec 2012
Interannual variation in the epibenthic megafauna at the shallowest station of the HAUSGARTEN observatory (79° N, 6° E)
K. S. Meyer, M. Bergmann, and T. Soltwedel
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18039-18081, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1614 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  13 Dec 2012
Influence of chemosynthetic ecosystems on nematode community structure and biomass in the deep eastern Mediterranean Sea
N. Lampadariou, V. Kalogeropoulou, K. Sevastou, K. Keklikoglou, and J. Sarrazin
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18131-18173, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 878 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  14 Dec 2012
Sediment transport along the Cap de Creus Canyon flank during a mild, wet winter
J. Martín, X. Durrieu de Madron, P. Puig, F. Bourrin, A. Palanques, L. Houpert, M. Higueras, A. Sanchez-Vidal, A. M. Calafat, M. Canals, and S. Heussner
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18211-18252, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 11016 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  14 Dec 2012
Bioavailability of sinking organic matter in the Blanes canyon and the adjacent open slope (NW Mediterranean Sea)
P. Lopez-Fernandez, S. Bianchelli, A. Pusceddu, A. Calafat, A. Sanchez-Vidal, and R. Danovaro
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18295-18330, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 4720 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 3 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  17 Dec 2012
Macrofaunal assemblages from mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Cadiz: abundance, biodiversity and diversity partitioning across spatial scales
M. R. Cunha, C. F. Rodrigues, L. Génio, A. Hilário, A. Ravara, and O. Pfannkuche
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18331-18369, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 981 KB)   Supplement (30 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  17 Dec 2012
Changes in polychaete standing stock and diversity on the northern side of Senghor Seamount (NE Atlantic)
A. J. Chivers, B. E. Narayanaswamy, P. A. Lamont, A. Dale, and R. Turnewitsch
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18447-18477, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 5205 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  18 Dec 2012
External forcings, oceanographic processes and particle flux dynamics in Cap de Creus submarine canyon, NW Mediterranean Sea
A. Rumín-Caparrós, A. Sanchez-Vidal, A. Calafat, M. Canals, J. Martín, P. Puig, and R. Pedrosa-Pàmies
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18571-18600, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 3753 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  18 Dec 2012
Organic biomarkers in deep-sea regions affected by bottom trawling: pigments, fatty acids, amino acids and carbohydrates in surface sediments from the La Fonera (Palamós) Canyon, NW Mediterranean Sea
E. Sañé, J. Martín, P. Puig, and A. Palanques
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18601-18654, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 953 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  18 Dec 2012
Coral Patch seamount (NE Atlantic) – a sedimentological and macrofaunal reconnaissance based on video and hydroacoustic surveys
C. Wienberg, P. Wintersteller, L. Beuck, and D. Hebbeln
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18707-18753, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 36275 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  19 Dec 2012
Physical transport properties of marine microplastic pollution
A. Ballent, A. Purser, P. de Jesus Mendes, S. Pando, and L. Thomsen
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18755-18798, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 8332 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  19 Dec 2012
Seamount physiography and biology in North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
T. Morato, K. Ø. Kvile, G. H. Taranto, F. Tempera, B. E. Narayanaswamy, D. Hebbeln, G. Menezes, C. Wienberg, R. S. Santos, and T. J. Pitcher
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 18951-18992, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1550 KB)   Supplement (985 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  20 Dec 2012
Unravelling the environmental drivers of deep-sea nematode biodiversity and its relation with carbon remineralisation along a longitudinal primary productivity gradient
E. Pape, T. N. Bezerra, D. O. B. Jones, and A. Vanreusel
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 19019-19052, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2046 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  20 Dec 2012
Bathymetrical distribution and size structure of cold-water coral populations in the Cap de Creus and Lacaze-Duthiers canyons (northwestern Mediterranean)
A. Gori, C. Orejas, T. Madurell, L. Bramanti, M. Martins, E. Quintanilla, P. Marti-Puig, C. Lo Iacono, P. Puig, S. Requena, M. Greenacre, and J. Gili
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 19053-19084, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 9837 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 10 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  21 Dec 2012
Downward fluxes of elemental carbon, metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in settling particles from the deep Ionian Sea (NESTOR site), Eastern Mediterranean
C. Theodosi, C. Parinos, A. Gogou, A. Kokotos, S. Stavrakakis, V. Lykousis, J. Hatzianestis, and N. Mihalopoulos
Biogeosciences Discuss., 9, 19165-19197, 2012
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 3080 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  21 Dec 2012
The importance of different spatial scales in determining structure and function of deep-sea infauna communities
J. Ingels and A. Vanreusel
Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 195-232, 2013
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2065 KB)   Supplement (261 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  07 Jan 2013
Limitations of microbial hydrocarbon degradation at the Amon Mud Volcano (Nile Deep Sea Fan)
J. Felden, A. Lichtschlag, F. Wenzhöfer, D. de Beer, T. Feseker, P. Pop Ristova, G. de Lange, and A. Boetius
Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 335-370, 2013
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 3398 KB)   Supplement (700 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (BG)

  08 Jan 2013
Application of a Lagrangian transport model to organo-mineral aggregates within the Nazaré canyon
S. Pando, M. Juliano, R. Garcia, P. A. de Jesus Mendes, and L. Thomsen
Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 447-481, 2013
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2670 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  09 Jan 2013
Diversity, distribution and spatial structure of the cold-water coral fauna of the Azores (NE Atlantic)
A. Braga-Henriques, F. M. Porteiro, P. A. Ribeiro, V. de Matos, Í. Sampaio, O. Ocaña, and R. S. Santos
Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 529-590, 2013
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 3580 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  09 Jan 2013
Downward fluxes of sinking particulate matter in the deep Ionian Sea (NESTOR site), Eastern Mediterranean: seasonal and interranual variability
S. Stavrakakis, A. Gogou, E. Krasakopoulou, A. P. Karageorgis, H. Kontoyiannis, G. Rousakis, D. Velaoras, L. Perivoliotis, G. Kambouri, I. Stavrakaki, and V. Lykousis
Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 591-641, 2013
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 10634 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 2 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  10 Jan 2013
The Gela Basin pockmark field in the strait of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea): chemosymbiotic faunal and carbonate signatures of postglacial to modern cold seepage
M. Taviani, L. Angeletti, A. Ceregato, F. Foglini, C. Froglia, and F. Trincardi
Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 967-1009, 2013
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 4628 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  22 Jan 2013
Differential gene expression in the mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus from the Menez Gwen and Lucky Strike deep-sea hydrothermal vent sites
R. Bettencourt, M. I. Rodrigues, I. Barros, T. Cerqueira, C. Freitas, V. Costa, M. Pinheiro, C. Egas, and R. S. Santos
Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 2013-2038, 2013
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1726 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  05 Feb 2013
Finding immune gene expression differences induced by marine bacterial pathogens in the deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus
E. Martins, A. Queiroz, R. Serrão Santos, and R. Bettencourt
Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 2675-2703, 2013
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1786 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 2 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  14 Feb 2013
Microhabitat and shrimp abundance within a Norwegian cold-water coral ecosystem
A. Purser, J. Ontrup, T. Schoening, L. Thomsen, R. Tong, V. Unnithan, and T. W. Nattkemper
Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 3365-3396, 2013
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 12103 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 4 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  22 Feb 2013
The snails' tale at deep-sea habitats in the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic)
L. Génio, A. Warén, F. L. Matos, and M. R. Cunha
Biogeosciences Discuss., 10, 3707-3733, 2013
 Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 5933 KB)   Supplement (173 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Final Response, 2 Comments)   Manuscript under review for BG

  27 Feb 2013
 

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