Differences in demersal fish biodiversity, abundance and biomass around the MAR have previously been explored in terms of depth and latitudinal gradients, however, this is the first study to examine demersal fish distributions at a restricted depth range in the bathyal zone at different locations on the MAR. As a result of sampling difficulties comparatively little work has been carried out on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) compared to other regions in the North East Atlantic.

The worldwide voyage of the HMS Challenger collected oceanographic and biological samples and the results laid the foundations of almost every branch of oceanography as we know it today. Biological samples included virtually all high level taxa, and many thousands of specimens, comprising over 4000 'Types'.

A total of 8,744 and 2,265 cephalopods were caught in 156 trawling stations during  Maurit-0811' and ‘Maurit-0911' research cruises, carried out on board R/V Vizconde de Eza during November-December 2008 and 2009. In both cases, the studied area comprises deep shelf and continental margin of Mauritanian, from Cap Blanc to Senegal River, between 80 to 2000 meters depth.

Marine ecosystems are naturally rich habitats. Seabirds are part of these environments and their distribution and abundance can be influenced by human activity on the coast, as well as intrinsic factors of each species. The objective of this study was to assess the abundance of seabirds in Ilha Comprida, São Paulo. Eight points were chosen and, for one hour, data on the number and species of seabirds were gathered. Studies in this area are scarce, despite the ecological importance of...

Specimens are the raw material on which the science of natural history is based, and this is especially so in palaeontology where the only direct evidence of the historical diversity of life is fossilised remains of organisms' bodies and their activities.  The British Geological Survey's palaeontological collections house an estimated three million specimens, representing most phyla with a fossil record, and all geological periods from Neoproterozoic (< 1000 Ma BP) to Recent.  As well...

The biodiversity of the deep-water fish assemblages of coral and non coral areas in the Eastern Ionian Sea was examined in the framework of the sampling cruises of the 7FP EU research project CoralFISH conducted by HCMR in the Eastern Ionian Sea. Experimental long line fishing was carried out in deep waters from 300 to 800 m depth in June and October 2010.