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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1893-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1893-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Reviews and syntheses
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18 Mar 2021
Reviews and syntheses |
| 18 Mar 2021
| 18 Mar 2021
Review and syntheses: Impacts of turbidity flows on deep-sea benthic communities
Katharine T. Bigham
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
Coasts and Oceans Centre, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand
Ashley A. Rowden
School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand
Coasts and Oceans Centre, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand
Daniel Leduc
Coasts and Oceans Centre, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand
David A. Bowden
Coasts and Oceans Centre, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, 6021, New Zealand
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- Recovery of deep-sea meiofauna community in Kaikōura Canyon following an earthquake-triggered turbidity flow K. Bigham et al. 10.7717/peerj.17367
- Community composition and distribution of epi- and suprabenthic macrofauna in the bathyal, abyssal, and hadal zones of the northern North Pacific A. Brandt et al. 10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103376
- Bioturbation and faunal-mediated ecosystem functioning in a deep-sea benthic community recovering from a severe seabed disturbance R. Hale et al. 10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104235
- Exponential growth of hadal science: perspectives and future directions identified using topic modelling J. Weston et al. 10.1093/icesjms/fsac074
- Abyssal and hadal macroinbenthic assemblages in the eastern Aleutian Trench (NE Pacific) M. Preikschardt et al. 10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103508
- Deep seafloor hydrothermal vent communities buried by volcanic ash from the 2022 Hunga eruption R. Beinart et al. 10.1038/s43247-024-01411-w
- Near-seabed sediment dynamics and fluxes on Chatham Rise, the effects of seabed disturbance, and implications for deep-sea bottom trawling and seabed mining S. Nodder et al. 10.1080/00288330.2025.2461290
- Macrofauna and Nematode Abundance in the Abyssal and Hadal Zones of Interconnected Deep-Sea Ecosystems in the Kuril Basin (Sea of Okhotsk) and the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench (Pacific Ocean) G. Kamenev et al. 10.3389/fmars.2022.812464
- Foraminiferal insights into the complexities of the turbidity currents triggered by the 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake, New Zealand B. Hayward et al. 10.1016/j.marmicro.2022.102171
- Dynamic near-seafloor sediment transport in Kaikōura Canyon following a large canyon-flushing event K. Maier et al. 10.2110/jsr.2023.117
- Contrasting sedimentary and long-lasting geochemical imprints of seismic shaking in a small, groundwater-fed lake basin (Klopeiner See, Eastern European Alps) C. Daxer et al. 10.57035/journals/sdk.2024.e21.1296
- Foraminiferal evidence for the provenance and flow history of turbidity currents triggered by the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, New Zealand B. Hayward et al. 10.1080/00288306.2022.2103157
- Deep-sea benthic megafauna hotspot shows indication of resilience to impact from massive turbidity flow K. Bigham et al. 10.3389/fmars.2023.1180334
- The influence of habitat heterogeneity and disturbance on benthic community structure in deep-sea polymetallic nodule environments and management implications for seabed mining A. Ullmann et al. 10.3389/fmars.2025.1650660
- Deep-sea macrofauna community recovery in Kaikōura canyon following an earthquake-triggered turbidity flow K. Bigham et al. 10.1016/j.dsr.2023.104192
- A generic environmental risk assessment framework for deep-sea tailings placement J. Stauber et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157311
- Temporal pesticide dynamics alter specific eukaryotic taxa in a coastal transition zone V. Hervé et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161205
- Earthquake-triggered submarine canyon flushing transfers young terrestrial and marine organic carbon into the deep sea K. Maier et al. 10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119241
- Recolonization strategies of early animals in the Avalon (Ediacaran 574–560 Ma) N. Stephenson et al. 10.1017/pab.2025.10074
19 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Recovery of deep-sea meiofauna community in Kaikōura Canyon following an earthquake-triggered turbidity flow K. Bigham et al. 10.7717/peerj.17367
- Community composition and distribution of epi- and suprabenthic macrofauna in the bathyal, abyssal, and hadal zones of the northern North Pacific A. Brandt et al. 10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103376
- Bioturbation and faunal-mediated ecosystem functioning in a deep-sea benthic community recovering from a severe seabed disturbance R. Hale et al. 10.1016/j.dsr.2024.104235
- Exponential growth of hadal science: perspectives and future directions identified using topic modelling J. Weston et al. 10.1093/icesjms/fsac074
- Abyssal and hadal macroinbenthic assemblages in the eastern Aleutian Trench (NE Pacific) M. Preikschardt et al. 10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103508
- Deep seafloor hydrothermal vent communities buried by volcanic ash from the 2022 Hunga eruption R. Beinart et al. 10.1038/s43247-024-01411-w
- Near-seabed sediment dynamics and fluxes on Chatham Rise, the effects of seabed disturbance, and implications for deep-sea bottom trawling and seabed mining S. Nodder et al. 10.1080/00288330.2025.2461290
- Macrofauna and Nematode Abundance in the Abyssal and Hadal Zones of Interconnected Deep-Sea Ecosystems in the Kuril Basin (Sea of Okhotsk) and the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench (Pacific Ocean) G. Kamenev et al. 10.3389/fmars.2022.812464
- Foraminiferal insights into the complexities of the turbidity currents triggered by the 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake, New Zealand B. Hayward et al. 10.1016/j.marmicro.2022.102171
- Dynamic near-seafloor sediment transport in Kaikōura Canyon following a large canyon-flushing event K. Maier et al. 10.2110/jsr.2023.117
- Contrasting sedimentary and long-lasting geochemical imprints of seismic shaking in a small, groundwater-fed lake basin (Klopeiner See, Eastern European Alps) C. Daxer et al. 10.57035/journals/sdk.2024.e21.1296
- Foraminiferal evidence for the provenance and flow history of turbidity currents triggered by the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, New Zealand B. Hayward et al. 10.1080/00288306.2022.2103157
- Deep-sea benthic megafauna hotspot shows indication of resilience to impact from massive turbidity flow K. Bigham et al. 10.3389/fmars.2023.1180334
- The influence of habitat heterogeneity and disturbance on benthic community structure in deep-sea polymetallic nodule environments and management implications for seabed mining A. Ullmann et al. 10.3389/fmars.2025.1650660
- Deep-sea macrofauna community recovery in Kaikōura canyon following an earthquake-triggered turbidity flow K. Bigham et al. 10.1016/j.dsr.2023.104192
- A generic environmental risk assessment framework for deep-sea tailings placement J. Stauber et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157311
- Temporal pesticide dynamics alter specific eukaryotic taxa in a coastal transition zone V. Hervé et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161205
- Earthquake-triggered submarine canyon flushing transfers young terrestrial and marine organic carbon into the deep sea K. Maier et al. 10.1016/j.epsl.2025.119241
- Recolonization strategies of early animals in the Avalon (Ediacaran 574–560 Ma) N. Stephenson et al. 10.1017/pab.2025.10074
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Latest update: 30 Oct 2025
Short summary
Turbidity flows – underwater avalanches – are large-scale physical disturbances believed to have profound impacts on productivity and diversity of benthic communities in the deep sea. We reviewed published studies and found that current evidence for changes in productivity is ambiguous at best, but the influence on regional and local diversity is clearer. We suggest study design criteria that may lead to a better understanding of large-scale disturbance effects on deep-sea benthos.
Turbidity flows – underwater avalanches – are large-scale physical disturbances believed to have...
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