• Abyssal fauna of polymetallic nodule exploration areas, eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Annelida: Spionidae and Poecilochaetidae 

      Neal, Lenka; Wiklund, Helena; Rabone, Muriel; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Glover, Adrian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper represents a continuation of taxonomic publications on the benthic fauna of polymetallic nodule fields in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) using material collected during baseline environmental survey ...
    • Abyssal fauna of polymetallic nodule exploration areas, eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Annelida: Spionidae and Poecilochaetidae 

      Neal, Lenka; Wiklund, Helena; Rabone, Muriel; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Glover, Adrian G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      This paper represents a continuation of taxonomic publications on the benthic fauna of polymetallic nodule fields in the eastern ClarionClipperton Zone (CCZ) using material collected during baseline environmental survey ...
    • Annelid Fauna of the Prince Gustav Channel, a Previously Ice-Covered Seaway on the Northeastern Antarctic Peninsula 

      Drennan, Regan; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Linse, Katrin; Glover, Adrian G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The Prince Gustav Channel is a narrow seaway located in the western Weddell Sea on the northeastern-most tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The channel is notable for both its deep (>1200 m) basins, and a dynamic glacial ...
    • Application of polychaetes in (de)coupled integrated aquaculture: an approach for fish waste bioremediation 

      Nederlof, Marit; Fang, Jinghui; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Rastrick, Samuel; Smaal, Aad C.; Strand, Øivind; Sveier, Harald; Verdegem, Marc C.J.; Jansen, Henrice M (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      ABSTRACT: Development of benthic components within integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems warrants more attention, and the development of polychaetes as an extractive component in IMTA systems is ongoing. This ...
    • Benthic eDNA metabarcoding provides accurate assessments of impact from oil extraction, and ecological insights 

      Lanzén, Anders; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Bagi, Andrea; Hestetun, Jon Thomassen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Apart from its contribution to climate change, offshore oil and gas extraction is also a potential threat to the diversity and function of marine ecosystems. Routine monitoring of the environmental status of affected areas ...
    • Biodiversity, biogeography, and connectivity of polychaetes in the world's largest marine minerals exploration frontier 

      Stewart, Eva C.D.; Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe; Taboada, Sergi; Wiklund, Helena; Ravara, Ascensao; Pape, Ellen; De Smet, Bart; Neal, Lenka; Cunha, Marina R.; Jones, Daniel O.B.; Smith, Craig R.; Glover, Adrian G.; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar (Journal article, 2023)
      Aim The abyssal Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), Pacific Ocean, is an area of commercial importance owing to the growing interest in mining high-grade polymetallic nodules at the seafloor for battery metals. Research into ...
    • Biogeography and Connectivity Across Habitat Types and Geographical Scales in Pacific Abyssal Scavenging Amphipods 

      Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Horton, Tammy; Drazen, Jeffrey C; Drennan, Regan; Jones, Daniel O.B.; Leitner, Astrid B; McQuaid, Kirsty A; Smith, Craig R.; Taboada, Sergio; Wiklund, Helena; Glover, Adrian G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Recently, there has been a resurgent interest in the exploration of deep-sea mineral deposits, particularly polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), central Pacific. Accurate environmental impact assessment ...
    • The bone-degrading enzyme machinery: From multi-component understanding to the treatment of residues from the meat industry 

      Fernandez-Lopez, Laura; Sanches-Carrillo, Sergio; Garcia-Moyano, Antonio; Borchert, Erik; Almendral, David; Alonso, Sandra; Cea-Rama, Isabel; Miguez, Noa; Larsen, Øivind; Werner, Johannes; Makarova, Kira S; Plou, Fransisco J; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Sanz-Aparicio, Julia; Hentschel, Ute; Bjerga, Gro Elin Kjæreng; Ferrer, Manuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Many microorganisms feed on the tissue and recalcitrant bone materials from dead animals, however little is known about the collaborative effort and characteristics of their enzymes. In this study, microbial metagenomes ...
    • Carbonate compensation depth drives abyssal biogeography in the northeast Pacific 

      Simon-Lledó, Erik; Amon, Diva J.; Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe; Cuvelier, Daphne; Durden, Jennifer M.; Ramalho, Sofia P.; Uhlenkott, Katja; Arbizu, Pedro Martinez; Benoist, Noelie; Copley, Jonathan; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Glover, Adrian G.; Fleming, Bethany; Horton, Tammy; Ju, Se-Jong; Mejía-Saenz, Alejandra; McQuaid, Kirsty; Pape, Ellen; Park, Chailinn; Smith, Craig R.; Jones, Daniel O.B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Abyssal seafloor communities cover more than 60% of Earth’s surface. Despite their great size, abyssal plains extend across modest environmental gradients compared to other marine ecosystems. However, little is known about ...
    • Deciphering a Marine Bone-Degrading Microbiome Reveals a Complex Community Effort 

      Borchert, Erik; Garcia-Moyano, Antonio; Sánchez-Carrillo, Sergio; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Slaby, B; Bjerga, Gro Elin Kjæreng; Ferrer, Manuel; Franzenburg, Sören; Hentschel, Ute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The marine bone biome is a complex assemblage of macro- and microorganisms; however, the enzymatic repertoire to access bone-derived nutrients remains unknown. The bone matrix is a composite material made up mainly of ...
    • Diversity and phylogeny of demosponge fauna in the abyssal nodule fields of the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean 

      Lim, Swee-Cheng; Wiklund, Helena; Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe; Glover, Adrian G.; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Tan, Koh-Siang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      More than 7000 demosponge species have been described to date globally but <2% are known from the abyssal plains, which occupy some 50% of the Earth's surface. The demosponge fauna in the abyssal nodule fields at ...
    • Ecological risk assessment of invertebrates caught in Swedish west-coast fisheries 

      Morgan, Linnéa; Valentinsson, Daniel; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Hornborg, Sara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Ecological risk assessments are important as scientific support for the implementation of ecosystem-based fisheries management. Marine invertebrates are important to ecosystem structure and function and may be sensitive ...
    • Environment, ecology, and potential effectiveness of an area protected from deep-sea mining (Clarion Clipperton Zone, abyssal Pacific) 

      Jones, Daniel O.B.; Simon-Lledó, Erik; Amon, Diva J.; Bett, Brian J.; Caulle, Clémence; Clément, Louis; Connelly, Douglas P.; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Durden, Jennifer M.; Drazen, Jeffrey C.; Felden, Janine; Gates, Andrew R.; Georgieva, Magdalena N.; Glover, Adrian G.; Gooday, Andrew J.; Hollingsworth, Anita L; Horton, Tammy; James, Rachael H.; Jeffreys, Rachel M.; Laguionie-Marchais, Clare; Leitner, Astrid B; Lichtschlag, Anna; Menendez, Amaya; Paterson, Gordon; Peel, Kate; Robert, Katleen; Schoening, Timm; Shulga, Natalia A.; Smith, Craig R.; Taboada, Sergio; Thurnherr, Andreas M.; Wiklund, Helena; Young, C. Robert; Huvenne, Veerle A.I. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      To protect the range of habitats, species, and ecosystem functions in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a region of interest for deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining in the Pacific, nine Areas of Particular Environmental ...
    • Environmental DNA monitoring of fish communities at the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm 

      Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Mayers, Kyle; Mugu, Sigrid; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar (Research report, 2024)
      Environmental impact assessment and regular environmental monitoring are prerequisites for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of offshore wind farms (OWFs). Molecular approaches are increasingly being considered ...
    • Environmental DNA monitoring of pelagic fish fauna at the Hywind Scotland floating wind energy installation – A pilot study 

      Ray, Jessica Louise; Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Mugu, Sigrid; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar (Research report, 2022)
      Environmental impact assessment and regular environmental monitoring are prerequisites for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of offshore installations such as the Hywind Scotland wind park. Molecular approaches ...
    • Grab what you can—an evaluation of spatial replication to decrease heterogeneity in sediment eDNA metabarcoding 

      Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Lanzén, Anders; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Environmental DNA methods such as metabarcoding have been suggested as possible alternatives or complements to the current practice of morphology-based diversity assessment for characterizing benthic communities in marine ...
    • How many metazoan species live in the world's largest mineral exploration region? 

      Rabone, Muriel; Wiethase, Joris H.; Simon-Lledo, Erik; Emery, Aidan M.; Jones, Daniel O.B.; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe; Wiklund, Helena; Horton, Tammy; Glover, Adrian G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The global surge in demand for metals such as cobalt and nickel has created unprecedented interest in deep-sea habitats with mineral resources. The largest area of activity is a 6 million km2 region known as the ...
    • The impact of DNA extract homogenization and replication on marine sediment metabarcoding diversity and heterogeneity 

      Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Lanzén, Anders; Skaar, Katrine Sandnes; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Metabarcoding of environmental DNA (eDNA) is an attractive complement to morphological methods for surveys and routine monitoring of marine sediment benthic communities. However, metabarcoding and other genetic techniques ...
    • Insights from the management of offshore energy resources: Toward an ecosystem-services based management approach for deep-ocean industries 

      Bravo, M. Emilia; Brandt, Miriam Isabelle; van der Grient, Jesse M. A.; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Esquete, Patricia; Gollner, Sabine; Jones, Daniel O.B.; Levin, Lisa A.; McClain, Craig R.; Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E.; Sutton, Tracey; Gonzalez, Lissette Victorero; Cordes, Erik E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The deep ocean comprises complex ecosystems made up of numerous community and habitat types that provide multiple services that benefit humans. As the industrialization of the deep sea proceeds, a standardized and robust ...
    • Marin Overvåking Hordaland – Sammendragsrapport 2019–2022 

      Bye-Ingebrigtsen, Einar; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Isaksen, Trond Einar (Research report, 2023)
      Miljøovervåkningsprogrammet “Marin Overvåking Hordaland" omfatter ytre- og indre fjordsystemer i Hordaland. Overvåkingen inkluderer vannundersøkelser, bløtbunnundersøkelser og strandsoneundersøkelser. Formålet er å beskrive ...