Marina R. Cunha

TL;DR: In this article, the authors synthesize current knowledge of the nature, extent and time and space scales of vent and seep interactions with background systems, and document an expanded footprint beyond the site of local venting or seepage with respect to elemental cycling and energy flux, habitat use, trophic interactions, and connectivity.

TL;DR: A new deep water mud volcano field (between 2000 and 3500 m water depth) was discovered in the deep South Portuguese margin, as well as several new mud volcanoes in the South Spanish and Western Moroccan margins of the Gulf of Cadiz, during the TTR-10 (Training Through Research, UNESCO/IOC) cruise, in July/August 2000.

TL;DR: Decapod biological diversity was quantified by identifying putative cryptic species allowing a rapid assessment of taxon diversity in groups that have until now received limited morphological and systematic examination.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the change in the slope of the species accumulation curve with the number of habitats examined and found that the diversity response to heterogeneity has a consistent form, but quantitatively changes at different seep sites around the world as the types of habitats present and the size classes of fauna analyzed change.

TL;DR: The HERMES project as mentioned in this paper investigated three main areas along the European margin, each characterized by the presence of seep-related structures exhibiting different intensity of activity and biological diversity.