Unveiling ophiuroid biodiversity across North Atlantic habitats via an integrative perspective

Abstract The depths of the North Atlantic Ocean host a species-rich fauna providing heterogeneous habitats from thermal vent fields to cold-water coral reefs. With the increasing threat of destruction of deep-sea habitats due to human impacts, such as demersal fishing and the beginning of deep-sea m...

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Main Authors: Lydia Anastasia Schmidt, Saskia Brix, Sven Rossel, Stefan Forster, Angelina Eichsteller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-71178-9