Biodiversity of nematode assemblages from the region of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, an area of commercial mining interest

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The possibility for commercial mining of deep-sea manganese nodules is currently under exploration in the abyssal Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone. Nematodes have potential for biomonitoring of the impact of commercial activity but t...

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Main Authors: Hawkins Lawrence E, Ferrero Timothy J, Brown Caroline J, Lambshead P John D, Smith Craig R, Mitchell Nicola J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-01-01
Series:BMC Ecology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/3/1