Feeding in Deep Water Habitats: Strategies and Adaptations to a Difficult and Changing Environment
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 May 2023) | Viewed by 2001
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fish and shark anatomy and morphology; eco-biology and conservation of elasmobranch and marine fish species
Interests: analysis of benthic communities of soft and hard bottom; taxonomy and identification of marine fauna and Mediterranean alien species (invertebrates and ichthyofauna) and underwater marine biomonitoring (benthic community and Posidonia oceanica)
Interests: marine biology; conservation biology; fish ecology and taxonomy; fishery research; biological invasions
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Dear Colleagues,
Extreme ecological conditions that are typical of deep-sea environments have been stimulating resident species to evolve by adapting to a harsh environment according to their different biological needs and constraints. The particularly subtle ecological balances, acquired by species for survival, result in the consequent fragility of several of their bio-ecological traits, as well as in susceptibility to major changes in response to human-induced environmental pressures. Among these, global warming, pollutant contamination, fishing, and offshore activities/infrastructures’ impact are major causes of disturbance in deep-sea environments as well, which are in addition attracting increasing economic interest in the biological and geological resources they hold. Unfortunately, their remoteness limits our ability to understand the magnitude of the ecological changes that are occurring and could have devastating effects on the entire marine ecosystem. Feeding is the ecological function that best allows us to understand the interactions between organisms and the environment; this is particularly true in deep-sea environments where feeding strategies are more susceptible to environmental changes, having been shaped under the chronic scarcity of food resources and the unpredictability of their variation, which has acted as a major limiting factor compared to coastal environments. This Special Issue provides an opportunity to explore this topic in more detail, accepting works that address the feeding of animal species in a limiting environment such as marine deep waters, and/or in conjunction with anthropogenic pressure-induced changes in this context.
Dr. Umberto Scacco
Dr. Francesco Tiralongo
Dr. Emanuele Mancini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- feeding strategies
- deep water
- fish
- sharks
- rays
- marine invertebrates
- marine pollution
- climate change
- off-shore anthropic activities
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