1. Earth-Ocean system
  2. ecosystems
  3. marine biology / marine life
  4. life in the oceans
  5. fauna

fauna

Faunal boundary line discovered across the deep Pacific Ocean

Posted: 24 July 2023
Image from the SMARTEX (Seabed Mining And Resilience To EXperimental impact) project
  • A study led by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has revealed a biogeographical boundary at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
  • High biodiversity is maintained in deeper areas of the abyssal north Pacific seabed by phylum-level species shifts across this region.

Deep-sea canyon faunal heterogeneity greater than expected

Posted: 5 January 2015
Polychaete worm

Research at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) reveals that benthic fauna in deep-sea canyons are much more varied than previously thought.