The Trench Biosphere at the Bottom of the Ocean
Progress and Challenges
Published on 27. April 2026
450 pages
978-0-443-27611-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Trench Biosphere at the Bottom of the Ocean: Progress and Challenges provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of the trench biosphere, examining the geological and physiochemical constraints on trench microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, fungi) and fauna, along with their molecular adaptation mechanisms to extreme conditions. Edited by experts in the field, the book addresses the presence of emerging and legacy environmental pollutants in trenches, state-of-the-art technologies and devices for sampling and analysis, and introduces a big-data platform for curating biological, genetic, and natural product resources in hadal trenches. A necessary guide for students and researchers in the field of Environmental Science, this book provides the latest information on biological processes and the biological and genetic resources found in the deep ocean.
- Covers current research and technologies of the trench biosphere, including chemistry, microbiology, biogeochemistry, molecular biology of microorganisms and macroorganisms
- Provides up-to-date knowledge in biological processes, biological and genetic resources in the deep ocean
- Includes case studies with emerging technologies and scientific discoveries and their biotechnological applications
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Content
1. The trench biosphere at the bottom of the ocean: Issues and challenges2. Geological, Physical, and Chemical Limits to the Trench Biosphere Trenches, serpentinization, and origin of life3. Research progress on ocean circulation and its dynamics in hadal trenches4. On the edge of the trench biosphere? Molecular evolution mechanisms of multicellular organisms adapting to the trench environment5. Microbial life processes and adaptation strategies6. Microbial biofilms at the bottom of the ocean7. Microbial adaptation to hydrostatic pressure: A transcriptomic analysis8. Microbial Diversity and Biogeochemical Processes Identification of functional microorganisms in the Mariana Trench9. Archaea diversity in the sediment of the Mariana and Mussau Trenches10. Geochemical characterization of organic matter in hadal trench sediments: Insights into the food sources for hadal microorganisms11. Carbon source, distribution and burial flux in global hadal trenches12. Environmental Pollutants Emerging environmental pollutants in the trench biosphere and anthropogenic impacts13. Legacy and emerging environmental pollutants in hadal trenches14. Halogenated organic compounds in hadal trenches and microbial mediated coupled-cycling of carbon and halogens in the ocean15. Microbial Synthesis of Secondary Metabolites Microbial production of secondary metabolites by Mariana Trench sediment fungi16. Natural products from hadal microorganisms17. Innovative Sampling and Measurement Technologies and Devices, and Data Platforms Pressure-retaining sampling and transfer devices18. Microbial ectoenzyme activities measured under in-situ conditions reveals varied microbial activities with depth in the water column of the Challenger Deep19. Basic theory and key technologies for deep-sea observation and exploration equipment and facilities20. HADAL, a platform for curating and discovering microbiological and genetic resources and analyzing omics and environmental data of the ocean21. Future Directions Studying the trench biosphere: Scientific and technological advances and applications
