Source: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
Welcome to the INCISE website!
INCISE, the International Network for submarine
Canyon Investigation and Scientific Exchange is an initiative that aims to bring together scientists
working on all aspects of submarine canyon research, and to stimulate
discussions across disciplines.
Submarine canyons are important features along the
world’s continental margins. They create heterogeneity in the terrain and
provide the main pathway for sediment (and pollutant!) transport from the shelf
to the deep sea. Although long known, their study has always been a challenge
because of their complicated morphology and extreme terrain. A number of
technological advances over the last two decades (e.g. the development of ROVs)
have opened up new opportunities for canyon research. This, together with an
increased interest in the role of submarine canyons both as potential
biodiversity hotspots and as locations for the study of geohazards, has fuelled a new
wave of research activities. Canyon geology, sedimentology, geomorphology, oceanography, ecology, biodiversity and
habitat distribution are under investigation all over the world. Time to bring
together all these pieces of the jigsaw and start looking at canyons in a
holistic way!
Announcements
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INCISE2018 abstract submission is open
The next INCISE symposium will take place between 5 and 7 November 2018 in Shenzhen, China. Abstract submission is now open on the conference website, and will close on 15 ...
Posted May 11, 2018, 5:22 AM by Submarine canyons
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Submarine canyon special volume to be published in Progress in Oceanography
We are delighted to announce that Progress in Oceanography have accepted the proposal to publish the next INCISE special issue 'Bridging the gap between shallow and deep ocean: the key ...
Posted Jul 18, 2017, 2:34 AM by Submarine canyons
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New INCISE publication!
A new paper was published by Ulla Fernandez-Arcaya and a wide group of INCISE co-authors discussing the ecological role of submarine canyons and their need for conservation:http ...
Posted Feb 17, 2017, 4:24 AM by Submarine canyons
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