Functioning and vulnerability of continental slope ecosystems: combining stable isotope and visual survey approaches

• Main Author: Vieira, Rui Pedro Silva
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Southampton 2017
• Subjects: Porcupine Seabight; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/415531/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/415531/1/Vieira_Rui_PhD_Thesis_2017.pdf

Continental slopes support highly diverse ecosystems, influenced by strong environmental depth-related gradients, but many fundamental aspects of ecosystem dynamics remain poorly understood. Emerging evidences show that human-driven pressures are a primary reason for rapid and unpredictable changes...