Patterns of Macrofaunal Biodiversity Across the Clarion-Clipperton Zone: An Area Targeted for Seabed Mining

Patterns of Macrofaunal Biodiversity Across the Clarion-Clipperton Zone: An Area Targeted for Seabed Mining

Macrofauna are an abundant and diverse component of abyssal benthic communities and are likely to be heavily impacted by polymetallic nodule mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ). In 2012, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) used available benthic biodiversity data and environmental proxi...

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Main Authors: Travis W. Washburn, Lenaick Menot, Paulo Bonifácio, Ellen Pape, Magdalena Błażewicz, Guadalupe Bribiesca-Contreras, Thomas G. Dahlgren, Tomohiko Fukushima, Adrian G. Glover, Se Jong Ju, Stefanie Kaiser, Ok Hwan Yu, Craig R. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
macrofauna
deep-sea mining
biodiversity
polychaeta
manganese nodules
POC flux
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.626571/full

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