A decade to study deep-sea life

Type Article
Date 2021-03
Language English
Author(s) Howell Kerry L.1, Hilário Ana2, Allcock A. Louise3, Bailey David4, Baker Maria5, Clark Malcolm R.6, Colaço Ana7, Copley Jon5, Cordes Erik E.8, Danovaro Roberto9, 10, Dissanayake Awantha11, Escobar Elva12, Esquete Patricia2, Gallagher Austin J.13, Gates Andrew R.14, Gaudron Sylvie M.15, 16, German Christopher R.17, Gjerde Kristina M.18, Higgs Nicholas D.19, Le Bris Nadine20, Levin Lisa A.21, Manea Elisabetta22, McClain Craig, Menot LenaickORCID23, Mestre Nelia C.24, Metaxas Anna25, Milligan Rosanna26, Muthumbi Agnes W. N.27, Narayanaswamy Bhavani E.28, Ramalho Sofia P.2, Ramirez-Llodra Eva29, 30, Robson Laura M.31, Rogers Alex D.30, Sellanes Javier32, Sigwart Julia D.33, Sink Kerry34, Snelgrove Paul V. R.35, Stefanoudis Paris V.36, 37, Sumida Paulo Y.38, Taylor Michelle L.39, Thurber Andrew R.40, Vieira Rui41, Watanabe Hiromi K.42, Woodall Lucy C.36, 37, Xavier Joana R.44
Affiliation(s) 1 : School of Biological and Marine Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
2 : CESAM & Biology Department, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
3 : Ryan Institute and School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
4 : Institute for Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
5 : School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Southampton Waterfront Campus, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
6 : National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
7 : Instituto do Mar, and Instituto de Investigação em Ciências do Mar - Okeanos da Universidade dos Açores, Horta, Portugal
8 : Department of Biology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
9 : Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
10 : University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar
11 : Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología Universidad, Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México, México
12 : Beneath the Waves, Herndon, VA, USA
13 : National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
14 : UMR 8187 Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences, Université de Lille, ULCO, CNRS, Lille, France
15 : Sorbonne Université, UFR 927, Paris, France
16 : Department of Geology & Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
17 : IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme, Cambridge, MA, USA
18 : Cape Eleuthera Institute, Rock Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas
19 : Sorbonne University, Banyuls Oceanological Observatory, Paris, France
20 : Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
21 : Institute of Marine Sciences, National Research Council, ISMAR-CNR, Venice, Italy
22 : Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Chauvin, LA, USA
23 : Ifremer, Plouzané, France
24 : CIMA - Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
25 : Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
26 : Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, USA
27 : School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
28 : The Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, UK
29 : Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway
30 : REV Ocean, Lysaker, Norway
31 : The Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough, UK
32 : Department of Marine Biology & Millennium Nucleus ESMOI, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile
33 : Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt, Germany
34 : Centre for Biodiversity Conservation, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch, Newlands, South Africa
35 : Department of Ocean Sciences and Biology Department, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
36 : Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
37 : Nekton Foundation, Begbroke, UK
38 : Instituto Oceanográfico, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
39 : School of Life Science, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
40 : College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Microbiology, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
41 : Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
42 : X-STAR, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan
43 : Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Matosinhos, Portugal
44 : Department of Biological Sciences and K.G. Jebsen Centre for Deep-Sea Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Source Nature Ecology & Evolution (2397-334X) (Springer Science and Business Media LLC), 2021-03 , Vol. 5 , N. 3 , P. 265-267
DOI 10.1038/s41559-020-01352-5
WOS© Times Cited 42
Abstract The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development presents an exceptional opportunity to effect positive change in ocean use. We outline what is required of the deep-sea research community to achieve these ambitious objectives.
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Howell Kerry L., Hilário Ana, Allcock A. Louise, Bailey David, Baker Maria, Clark Malcolm R., Colaço Ana, Copley Jon, Cordes Erik E., Danovaro Roberto, Dissanayake Awantha, Escobar Elva, Esquete Patricia, Gallagher Austin J., Gates Andrew R., Gaudron Sylvie M., German Christopher R., Gjerde Kristina M., Higgs Nicholas D., Le Bris Nadine, Levin Lisa A., Manea Elisabetta, McClain Craig, Menot Lenaick, Mestre Nelia C., Metaxas Anna, Milligan Rosanna, Muthumbi Agnes W. N., Narayanaswamy Bhavani E., Ramalho Sofia P., Ramirez-Llodra Eva, Robson Laura M., Rogers Alex D., Sellanes Javier, Sigwart Julia D., Sink Kerry, Snelgrove Paul V. R., Stefanoudis Paris V., Sumida Paulo Y., Taylor Michelle L., Thurber Andrew R., Vieira Rui, Watanabe Hiromi K., Woodall Lucy C., Xavier Joana R. (2021). A decade to study deep-sea life. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 5(3), 265-267. Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01352-5 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00661/77348/