Spatial patterns of arctic sponge ground fauna and demersal fish are detectable in autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) imagery

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Meyer, Heidi Kristina, Roberts, Emyr Martyn, Rapp, Hans Tore, Davies, Andrew J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: Arctic mid-ocean ridge; Autonomous underwater vehicle; Deep sea; Demersal fish; Seamount; Sponge ground; Arctic; Hugin; Schulz Bank
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1956/22597; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.103137

Deep-sea sponge grounds are important habitats that provide several ecosystem services, yet relatively little is known about their distribution and ecology. While most surveys have focused on the broad-scale distribution patterns of sponge grounds (100s–1000s m), only rarely have the finer-scale (&l...