Nikolaos Lampadariou

TL;DR: In this article, the authors combined an extensive literature analysis with expert opinions to update publicly available estimates of major taxa in this marine ecosystem and to revise and update several species lists.

TL;DR: It is shown that in contrast to what was expected from the sharp decrease in organic carbon fluxes and reduced faunal abundance, the deep-sea biodiversity of both the eastern and the western basins of the Mediterranean Sea is similarly high.

TL;DR: It is shown that macrohabitat heterogeneity contributes significantly to total deep-sea nematode diversity on a global scale, and that many areas and habitats remain highly under-sampled, affecting the ability to understand fully the contribution of habitat heterogeneity versus regional differences to global nematodes diversity.

TL;DR: A 2.5-m-thick chemocline with a steep NaCl gradient at 3.3 km within the water column betweeen Bannock anoxic hypersaline brine and overlying sea water is reported, supporting some of the most biomass-rich and active microbial communities in the deep sea.

TL;DR: The evidence for long-term changes both in biologically driven, sedimented, deep-sea ecosystems (e.g. abyssal plains) and in chemosynthetic ecosystems that are partially geologically driven, such as hydrothermal vents and cold seeps is assessed.