Evolutionary "hills" or "islands"? Very interesting new approach to measure the uniqueness of a biological community, with great potential use as baseline to identify high-value biodiversity sites at multiple scales.
Our paper on how to use the spatial scaling of community phylogenetic uniqueness came out during the summer but we haven't posted it yet:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Phylogenetic endemism is the most efficient single criterion to maximise global phylogenetic diversity within the smallest land area, and can be complemented with the spatial scaling of phylogenetic ...
New species of deep-sea coral found living on polymetallic nodules. 🪨🪸
A team of international scientists have recently discovered a deep-sea coral is are specially adapted to live at depth, in complete darkness, and whose only known habitat is attached to the nodules.
🔗 noc.ac.uk/news/hidden-...
Our paper on how to use the spatial scaling of community phylogenetic uniqueness came out during the summer but we haven't posted it yet:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🌊 AbyScapes, by @bokamero.bsky.social, is underway!
🤖 The project will explore the biodiversity of abyssal landscapes & is focused on the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (Pacific Ocean).
🔗https://www.icm.csic.es/en/news/abyscapes-launches-pioneering-project-discover-hidden-biodiversity-abyssal-landscapes
Feeling very grateful today to be part of this big, thoughtful collaboration. New open-access perspective on deep ocean seascape ecology lays out where the gaps are and how we actually move from concept to practice. Huge thanks to an incredible group of coauthors. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
(7/10) The Nodule Crown Coral is the first & only known stony coral that lives attached to polymetallic nodules.
www.marinespecies.org/worms-top-te...
@guadalupebribiesca.bsky.social @noc.ac.uk @nhm-london.bsky.social @sgn.one
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday #OceanDecade #deepsea
Why do we see so few squid in the abyss? Because they hide from us, pretending to be sponges!🦑 New paper by @alemejiasaenz.bsky.social captures a potential new whiplash-squid species that burrows between nodules at the #CCZ, world's largest region targeted for #deepseamining doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Join the Deep Ocean Ecology and Biogeography lab at @icmcsic.bsky.social! We are looking for a postdoc or experienced technician to work in environmental, climate and ecological modelling of abyssal seascape ecosystems (project AbyScapes). 2 years, extendable. More info: icm.csic.es/en/calls/pos...
Phylogenetic endemism is the most efficient single criterion to maximise global phylogenetic diversity within the smallest land area, and can be complemented with the spatial scaling of phylogenetic ...
Context The ecological implications of multiscale spatial heterogeneity remain poorly resolved in many parts of the ocean, especially at abyssal (3000–6000 m) and hadal (> 6000 m) depths. Seascape eco...
