Benthic ecosystems are ecological systems associated with the bottom substrates of aquatic environments, including marine, estuarine, and freshwater habitats, where organisms inhabit or interact with ...

An enormous but poorly understood region of the global ocean—referred to as the abyssal benthic boundary layer—lies a few meters above the seafloor and has only been sampled a handful of times. A ...

The benthic realm of the Southern Ocean, encompassing seafloor habitats from shallow rocky shores to deep continental slopes, underpins critical ecosystem functions and global biogeochemical cycles.

Four students recently shared results from their independent research projects at a national conference focused on marine science and coastal ecosystems. The Benthic Ecology Meeting is an annual ...

In marine environments, sponges tend to eat other organisms to get their nutrients, but they can also use photosynthesis, in ...

The waters of the St. Lawrence Estuary are running out of breath. The lack of oxygen in deep waters is affecting the organisms that live on the bottom of the estuary. How do deep ecosystems react to ...