[HTML][HTML] Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining
A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining's likely impacts is
necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations …
necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations …
How many metazoan species live in the world's largest mineral exploration region?
The global surge in demand for metals such as cobalt and nickel has created
unprecedented interest in deep-sea habitats with mineral resources. The largest area of …
unprecedented interest in deep-sea habitats with mineral resources. The largest area of …
Carbonate compensation depth drives abyssal biogeography in the northeast Pacific
E Simon-Lledó, DJ Amon… - Nature ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Abyssal seafloor communities cover more than 60% of Earth's surface. Despite their great
size, abyssal plains extend across modest environmental gradients compared to other …
size, abyssal plains extend across modest environmental gradients compared to other …
A review of megafauna diversity and abundance in an exploration area for polymetallic nodules in the eastern part of the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (North East …
K Uhlenkott, K Meyn, A Vink, P Martínez Arbizu - Marine Biodiversity, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCZ) is an abyssal region in the north-east
Pacific that is currently being explored for metal-rich polymetallic nodules, but also harbors a …
Pacific that is currently being explored for metal-rich polymetallic nodules, but also harbors a …
[HTML][HTML] Environment, ecology, and potential effectiveness of an area protected from deep-sea mining (Clarion Clipperton Zone, abyssal Pacific)
To protect the range of habitats, species, and ecosystem functions in the Clarion Clipperton
Zone (CCZ), a region of interest for deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining in the Pacific, nine …
Zone (CCZ), a region of interest for deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining in the Pacific, nine …
[HTML][HTML] Megafaunal variation in the abyssal landscape of the Clarion Clipperton Zone
The potential for imminent polymetallic nodule mining in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture
Zone (CCZ) has attracted considerable scientific and public attention. This concern stems …
Zone (CCZ) has attracted considerable scientific and public attention. This concern stems …
Ecology of a polymetallic nodule occurrence gradient: Implications for deep‐sea mining
Abyssal polymetallic nodule fields constitute an unusual deep‐sea habitat. The mix of soft
sediment and the hard substratum provided by nodules increases the complexity of these …
sediment and the hard substratum provided by nodules increases the complexity of these …
[HTML][HTML] Multi-scale variations in invertebrate and fish megafauna in the mid-eastern Clarion Clipperton Zone
E Simon-Lledó, C Pomee, A Ahokava, JC Drazen… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The abyssal seafloor of the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the central Pacific has the
largest known deposits of polymetallic nodules and associated benthic faunal communities …
largest known deposits of polymetallic nodules and associated benthic faunal communities …
A framework for the development of a global standardised marine taxon reference image database (SMarTaR-ID) to support image-based analyses
Video and image data are regularly used in the field of benthic ecology to document
biodiversity. However, their use is subject to a number of challenges, principally the …
biodiversity. However, their use is subject to a number of challenges, principally the …
[HTML][HTML] Abyssal fauna of polymetallic nodule exploration areas, eastern clarion-clipperton zone, central pacific ocean: annelida: capitellidae, opheliidae …
We present DNA taxonomy of abyssal polychaete worms from the eastern Clarion-
Clipperton Zone (CCZ), central Pacific Ocean, using material collected as part of the Abyssal …
Clipperton Zone (CCZ), central Pacific Ocean, using material collected as part of the Abyssal …