To understand the scope and scale of the loss of biodiversity, tools are required that can be applied in a standardized manner to all species globally, spanning realms from land to the open ocean. We used data from the International Union for the Conservation

Cetacean remains, commonly referred to as ‘whale falls’, are known to be exploited by chemoautotrophic consortia and specialized chemosymbiotic fauna. Whale carcasses that sink to the seafloor provide a localised but extraordinarily large source of energy

Understanding the ecological factors that drive patterns of life‐history diversification is a central goal of evolutionary biology (Rolf, 1992; Stearns, 1976). Vertebrates often exhibit distinct evolutionary strategies, evolving towards either fast or