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Coral Reefs of the High Seas: Hidden Biodiversity Hotspots in Need of Protection

The Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges: A review of the importance, opportunities and challenges for protecting a global diversity hotspot on the high seas

The hidden landscape: Maritime cultural heritage of the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges with implications for conservation on the high seas

Protecting the Salas y Gomez and Nazca Ridges: A review of policy pathways for creating conservation measures in the international waters of the Southeast Pacific

Research advances and conservation needs for the protection of the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges: A natural and cultural heritage hotspot in the southeastern Pacific ocean

Description of two new species of sponges (Demospongiae, Porifera) from the Nazca Desventuradas Marine Park and overview on diversity and biogeography of poriferans in oceanic islands of the SE Pacific

Pseudoscorpions from Motu Motiro Hiva, a Remote Polynesian Island, with the Description of a New Genus of Chernetidae (Pseudoscorpiones)

Future Changes in Environmental Stressors for the Seamount Chains of the Southeast Pacific

Notes on the breeding population of the Polynesian Storm Petrel Nesofregetta fuliginosa on Motu Motiro Hiva (Salas y Gómez Island), eastern South Pacific.

A new species of Galathea (Decapoda, Galatheidae) from the seamounts of the Easter Island area (Southeast Pacific Ocean Ridge) associated with a sea urchin

The Biogeography of Invasive Exotic Vertebrates in Island Systems of the Southeast Pacific Ocean

Demographic rise of sea urchin Centrostephanus sylviae on Robinson Crusoe and Santa Clara Islands at the Juan Fernandez Archipelago: A biophysical and ecological approach

Spatial ecology of two emblematic deep-sea crustaceans in the Salas y Gómez, Nazca and Juan Fernández ridges Southeast Pacific

The impact of the rise in the abundance of the long-spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus sylviae) on coastal marine ecosystems of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile

Mercury exposure and health challenges in Rapa Nui green turtles: urging conservation and long-term monitoring in the South Pacific.

First observations of filamentous cyanobacterial mats on whip black corals (Antipatharia: Stichopathes spp.) off Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile

The globally-invading bryozoan Watersipora subtorquata (d’Orbigny, 1852) arrives on remote Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Melanella martarum sp. nov.(Gastropoda: Eulimidae): the first parasitic deep-sea snail reported for the Salas & Gomez Ridge

Are threatened seabird colonies of the pacific ocean genetically vulnerable? The case of the red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda, as a model species

Population genomic and biophysical modeling show different patterns of population connectivity in the spiny lobster Jasus frontalis inhabiting oceanic islands

Water column-based assays underestimate benthic predation pressure in mid-latitude systems

Systematic and biogeography of two sympatric octopuses from the remote Juan Fernández Archipelago, South Pacific Ocean

A Forgotten Maritime Highway: Maritime Cultural Heritage of the Emperor Seamounts with Implications for High Seas Conservation

Identification of the first nursery area of the Galápagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis) in the south‐east Pacific Ocean

Daily accumulation rates of floating debris and attached biota on continental and oceanic island shores in the SE Pacific: testing predictions based on global models

Evaluating future climate change exposure of marine habitat in the South East Pacific based on metabolic constraints

Integrating genetic and biophysical approaches to estimate connectivity in an isolated, insular system: case of the culturally important marine gastropod Monetaria caputdraconis

A melting-pot for Pterodroma petrels on Rapa Nui: ecological divergence and reproductive isolation in a contact zone

Chloeia rozbaczyloi, a new species of polychaete (Archinominae: Amphinomidae) and first record of the family for the Nazca Ridge, southeastern Pacific Ocean

A new deep-water cone from the southeastern Pacific: description of Profundiconus motirohivanus new species (Gastropoda: Conoidea).

Borderless conservation: Integrating connectivity into high seas conservation efforts for the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges

Water depth and mesoscale oceanography drive neustonic polychaete assemblages in the SE Pacific Ocean

Borderless conservation: Integrating connectivity into high seas conservation efforts for the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges

Stable isotopes reveal overlooked incorporation of diffuse land-based sources of nutrients and organic matter by intertidal communities at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

First in situ record of the deep-sea shark Hexanchus griseus (Chondrichthyes: Hexanchidae) off Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile), and management implications

Oceanographic gradients explain changes in the biological traits of nesting seabird assemblages across the southeastern Pacific

Ancient islands or ancient mariners? The cryptic history and voyages of the South Pacific barnacle Rehderella Zevina & Kurshakova, 1973 (Cirripedia: Thoracica: Chthamalidae)

Now you see me:“first” records of the greater amberjack Seriola dumerili at Rapa Nui range extension or increased scientific effort?

Depth as a fish refuge from spearfishing at Rapa Nui: Flight behaviour in the Pacific rudderfish Kyphosus sandwicensis

Genetics, Morphometrics and Health Characterization of Green Turtle Foraging Grounds in Mainland and Insular Chile

La regla de islas y el tamaño corporal del poliplacóforo Plaxiphora mercatoris en Rapa Nui: The island rule and the body size of the polyplacophoran Plaxiphora mercatoris in Rapa Nui

Meiofaunal nematode abundance, composition, and diversity at bathyal to hadal depths in the Southeast Pacific Ocean

Paper on the importance of the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges

Description of a new and widely distributed species of Bathypathes (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia: Schizopathidae) previously misidentified as Bathypathes alternata Brook, 1889

Complete mitochondrial genomes of two species of Stichopathes Brook, 1889 (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia: Antipathidae) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Genetic diversity, population structure, and historical demography of a highly vagile and human-impacted seabird in the Pacific Ocean: The red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda

A new species of Munida Leach, 1820 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Munididae) from seamounts of the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park

Integrating morphological and genetic data at different spatial scales in a cosmopolitan marine turtle species: challenges for management and conservation

Residential movements of top predators in Chile’s most isolated marine protected area: Implications for the conservation of the Galapagos shark, Carcharhinus galapagensis, and the yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi

The awakening of invertebrates: The daily dynamics of fishes and mobile invertebrates at Rapa Nui's multiple use marine protected area

Tracing trophic pathways through the marine ecosystem of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Understanding the impact of climate change on the oceanic circulation in the Chilean island ecoregions

Weak connectivity and population cohesiveness in rudderfish Kyphosus sandwicensis (Teleostei: Kyphosidae) inhabiting remote oceanic islands

Humans at the top of the food web: are coastal benthic communities at Rapa Nui affected by fishing?

Temporal changes in seabird assemblage structure and trait diversity in the Rapa Nui (Easter Island) multiple‐use marine protected area

Factors (type, colour, density, and shape) determining the removal of marine plastic debris by seabirds from the South Pacific Ocean: Is there a pattern?

Seafloor litter at oceanic islands and seamounts of the southeastern Pacific

A new threat to local marine biodiversity: filamentous mats proliferating at mesophotic depths off Rapa Nui.

Sea-Surface Slicks and Their Effect on the Concentration of Plastics and Zooplankton in the Coastal Waters of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Diel changes in structure and trophic functions of motile benthic invertebrates on coral reefs at Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

First description of deep benthic habitats and communities of oceanic islands and seamounts of the Nazca Desventuradas Marine Park, Chile

Green, yellow or black? Genetic differentiation and adaptation signatures in a highly migratory marine turtle

A desert in the ocean–Depauperate fouling communities on marine litter in the hyper-oligotrophic South Pacific Subtropical Gyre

Environmental drivers of mesophotic echinoderm assemblages of the Southeastern Pacific Ocean

Daily accumulation rates of marine litter on the shores of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific Ocean

Deep-sea biodiversity at the extremes of the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges with implications for conservation

Marine Genetic Resources in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Promoting Marine Scientific Research and Enabling Equitable Benefit Sharing

First Ecological Characterization of Whip Black Coral Assemblages (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) in the Easter Island Ecoregion, Southeastern Pacific

High levels of connectivity over large distances in the diadematid sea urchin Centrostephanus sylviae

Complete mitochondrial genomes of two species of Stichopathes Brook, 1889 (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia: Antipathidae) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Conserving the last ocean frontiers

First description of deep benthic habitats and communities of oceanic islands and seamounts of the Nazca Desventuradas Marine Park, Chile

First Ecological Characterization of Whip Black Coral Assemblages (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) in the Easter Island Ecoregion, Southeastern Pacific

The modeled distribution of corals and sponges surrounding the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges with implications for high seas conservation

Effect of predation risk and ectoparasitic louse flies on physiological stress condition of the red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) from Rapa Nui and Salas & Gómez islands

Environmental drivers of seabird at-sea distribution in the Eastern South Pacific Ocean: assemblage composition across a longitudinal productivity gradient

Foraging ecology of masked boobies (Sula dactylatra) in the world’s largest “oceanic desert”.

Paralarval and juvenile stages as a proxy for cephalopod diversity in the Juan Fernández and Desventuradas ecoregion, southeast Paific Ocean

Breeding stage, not sex, affects foraging characteristics in masked boobies at Rapa Nui

A new species of Eunice Cuvier, 1817 (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) from the slope of the Desventuradas Islands and seamounts of the Nazca Ridge, southeastern Pacific Ocean

Architectonica karsteni Rutsch, 1934 (Gastropoda: Architectonicidae) in seamounts of the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park: First evidence of an extant population in Chilean waters since the Miocene

A large-scale marine protected area for the sea of Rapa Nui: from ocean grabbing to legitimacy

The Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges: a global diversity hotspot in need of protection

New species of black corals (Cnidaria:Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from deep-sea seamounts and ridges in the North Pacific

Unexplored diversity of the mesophotic echinoderm fauna of the Easter Island ecoregion

Identifying genetic lineages through shape: An example in a cosmopolitan marine turtle species using geometric morphometrics.

Chile and the Salas y Gómez ridge

A high-latitude, mesophotic Cycloseris field at 85 m depth off Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

First records and descriptions of early life stages of cephalopods from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the nearby Apolo seamount

Spatial and seasonal differences in the top predators of Easter Island: Essential data for implementing the new Rapa Nui multiple‐uses marine protected area

Science, capacity building and conservation knowledge: the empowerment of the local community for marine conservation in Rapa Nui

A new species of Atrimitra Dall, 1918 (Gastropoda: Mitridae) from seamounts of the recently created Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park, Chile

Marine protected areas invaded by floating anthropogenic litter: An example from the South Pacific.

In search for the sources of plastic marine litter that contaminates the Easter Island Ecoregion

Assessing potential Argentine Ant recruitment to pipping eggs in the Red-tailed Tropicbird on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

First Record of the Yellowfin Soldierfish, Myripristis chryseres Jordan & Evermann, 1903, in the Easter Island Ecoregion

Meroplankton distribution in South Pacific islands, implications for larval connectivity

axonomic reassessment of the Indo-Pacific Scytosiphonaceae (Phaeophyceae): Hydroclathrus rapanuii sp. nov. and Chnoospora minima from Easter Island, with proposal of Dactylosiphon gen. nov. and Pseudochnoospora gen. Nov

Microplastic sampling with the AVANI trawl compared to two neuston trawls in the Bay of Bengal and South Pacific

Asymmetric connectivity of the lobster Panulirus pascuensis in remote islands of the southern Pacific: importance for its management and conservation