Unexpected high abyssal ophiuroid diversity in polymetallic nodule fields of the northeast Pacific Ocean and implications for conservation
<p>The largest and commercially appealing mineral deposits can be found in the abyssal sea floor of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a polymetallic nodule province, in the NE Pacific Ocean, where experimental mining is due to take place. In anticipation of deep-sea mining impacts, it has bec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.biogeosciences.net/17/1845/2020/bg-17-1845-2020.pdf |