Meiofauna Community in Soft Sediments at TAG and Snake Pit Hydrothermal Vent Fields

The risk assessment of seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) mining on meiobenthic organisms, specifically on soft-sediment meiofauna, is impeded by a lack of knowledge on the biology and ecology of these communities. In this study, we investigated sediment samples taken in proximity of active vents at Tra...

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Main Authors: Adriana Spedicato, Nuria Sánchez, Lucie Pastor, Lenaick Menot, Daniela Zeppilli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00200/full