3 ECTS course offered by Sorbonne Université.

Keywords:

Deep ocean
Global change
Chemosynthetic ecosystems
Submarine canyons
Cold-water corals
Ocean floor resources
Protection and conservation.

Quick description: Recent knowledge of the functionning of ecosystem at great depth, specific adaptation ofkey species (ecosystem engineer and findation species) and their vulnerability to acidification and climate change consequences (warming, deoxygenation, nutrients) and to other anthriopogenic threats. Exploitation of deep-sea resources: impacts and environmental protection and C:Cconservation measures.