Ecological Role of Submarine Canyons and Need for Canyon Conservation: A Review

Fernández-Arcaya, U.; Ramírez-Llodra, Eva; Aguzzi, Jacopo; Louise Allcock, A.; S. Davies, Jaime; Dissanayake, Awantha; T. Harris, Peter; L. Howell, Kerry; A.I. Huvenne, Veerle; Macmillan-Lawler, Miles; Martín, Jacobo; Menot, Lénàïck; S. Nizinski, Martha; Puig, Pere; A. Rowden, Ashley; Sánchez, F.; M.J. van den Beld, Inge

doi:10.3389/fmars.2017.00005

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Ecological Role of Submarine Canyons and Need for Canyon Conservation: A Review

Published in Frontiers in Marine Science • Jan 31, 2017

Authors:

U. Fernández-Arcaya

Eva Ramírez-Llodra

Jacopo Aguzzi

Abstract

Submarine canyons are major geomorphic features of continental margins around the world. Several recent multidisciplinary projects focused on the study of canyons have considerably increased our understanding of their ecological role, the goods and services they provide to human populations, and the...

Subject

Canyon

Submarine canyon

Environmental science

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