A global assessment of seamount ecosystems knowledge using an ecosystem evaluation framework.

Highlights: [•] We developed a Seamount Ecosystem Evaluation Framework (SEEF) and database. [•] Only 0.4–4.0% of the world estimated seamount population have been sampled. [•] Seamounts present heterogeneous geophysical settings. [•] The diversity of seamount morphology and functioning have management implications. [•] SEEF constitutes a tool to identify features playing a key role in the deep-sea. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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