{"id":478,"date":"2025-02-17T13:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/in-deep-sea\/?page_id=478"},"modified":"2025-03-01T13:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T11:41:56","slug":"the-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/in-deep-sea\/the-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basic data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong> Diversity, connectivity and recruitment in the deep-sea: past and current patterns, drivers and future implications in the Balearic basin (northwestern Mediterranean)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Acronym:<\/strong> INDEEPSEA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Time period:<\/strong> 2024-2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>deep-sea<\/strong>, which includes those marine regions located below 200 m depth, constitutes 95% of the global biosphere and is the less known biome on Earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the last decades we have conducted several studies in the <strong>Balearic deep-sea<\/strong> (northwestern Mediterranean Sea) which have helped to provide a basic knowledge of the composition of its <strong>faunal communities<\/strong>. Therefore, results of these previous projects have allowed the design of the present proposal, which aims to fill important gaps in the knowledge of the<strong> biological diversity<\/strong> of the <strong>Balearic basin<\/strong> and, most importantly, aims to provide a recent <strong>historical overview<\/strong> (<em>ca<\/em>. 35 years) of the <strong>biological and ecological processes<\/strong> involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Starting hypothesis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the <strong>last decades<\/strong>, <strong>dynamics of deep-sea faunal<\/strong> populations and composition of faunal communities of the Balearic basin will have <strong>suffered changes<\/strong>, likely related to natural environmental and climate change and to anthropogenic impacts (i.e. marine debris, including microplastics, and heavy metals). These changes will influence <strong>trends in reproduction\/recruitment<\/strong> that end up in changes in <strong>diversity patterns<\/strong>. Current pressures will induce <strong>l<\/strong><strong>oss and fragmentation<\/strong> of marine habitats, that will fiercely influence<strong> connectivity<\/strong>. The role of <strong>seamounts<\/strong> will be crucial for maintaining the deep-sea connectivity among of areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Particularly, for the Balearic basin we hypothesize that there is a <strong>NE-SW gradient<\/strong> that allows gene flow among the populations inhabiting the continental margin of the basin. On the contrary, the connectivity between <strong>continental and insular<\/strong> margins is in risk due to the changing environment. Thus, the <strong>seamount<\/strong> located in-between might act as a refuge, accumulating a rich benthic fauna and subsequently acting as a migration point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following figure summarizes the <strong>main hypotheses <\/strong>of this project:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/in-deep-sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2025\/03\/Mapa_conceptual_INDEEPSEA-1024x877.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-515\" style=\"width:545px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/in-deep-sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2025\/03\/Mapa_conceptual_INDEEPSEA-1024x877.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/in-deep-sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2025\/03\/Mapa_conceptual_INDEEPSEA-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/in-deep-sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2025\/03\/Mapa_conceptual_INDEEPSEA-768x658.jpg 768w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/in-deep-sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2025\/03\/Mapa_conceptual_INDEEPSEA-1536x1316.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/in-deep-sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2025\/03\/Mapa_conceptual_INDEEPSEA-1200x1028.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/in-deep-sea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/594\/2025\/03\/Mapa_conceptual_INDEEPSEA.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The international research team participating in this project is the result of&#8230;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This project is funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Spanish government and by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund, ERDF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basic data Introduction The deep-sea, which includes those marine regions located below 200 m depth, constitutes 95% of the global biosphere and is the less known biome on Earth. 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