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] 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 …
[HTML][HTML] Seamount mining test provides evidence of ecological impacts beyond deposition
Summary In July 2020, Japan undertook the first deep-sea mining test of cobalt-rich crusts
on the summit of Takuyo-Daigo Seamount within their exclusive economic zone (EEZ) …
on the summit of Takuyo-Daigo Seamount within their exclusive economic zone (EEZ) …
[HTML][HTML] Abyssal food-web model indicates faunal carbon flow recovery and impaired microbial loop 26 years after a sediment disturbance experiment
Due to the predicted future demand for critical metals, abyssal plains covered with
polymetallic nodules are currently being prospected for deep-seabed mining. Deep-seabed …
polymetallic nodules are currently being prospected for deep-seabed mining. Deep-seabed …
[HTML][HTML] Megafauna community assessment of polymetallic-nodule fields with cameras: platform and methodology comparison
With the mining of polymetallic nodules from the deep-sea seafloor once more evoking
commercial interest, decisions must be taken on how to most efficiently regulate and monitor …
commercial interest, decisions must be taken on how to most efficiently regulate and monitor …
Comparing the performance of a remotely operated vehicle, a drop camera, and a trawl in capturing deep-sea epifaunal abundance and diversity
SN De Mendonça, A Metaxas - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Deep-sea ecosystems provide services such as food, minerals, and nutrient recycling, yet
baseline data on their structure is often lacking. Our limited knowledge of vulnerable deep …
baseline data on their structure is often lacking. Our limited knowledge of vulnerable deep …
Regional variation in communities of demersal fishes and scavengers across the CCZ and Pacific Ocean
We synthesize and analyze data from visual transecting approaches and baited camera
studies to evaluate fish and invertebrate scavenger communities across the Clarion …
studies to evaluate fish and invertebrate scavenger communities across the Clarion …
[HTML][HTML] Scars in the abyss: Reconstructing sequence, location and temporal change of the 78 plough tracks of the 1989 DISCOL deep-sea disturbance experiment in …
F Gausepohl, A Hennke, T Schoening, K Köser… - …, 2020 - bg.copernicus.org
High-resolution optical and hydro-acoustic sea floor data acquired in 2015 enabled the
reconstruction and exact localization of disturbance tracks of a past deep-sea recolonization …
reconstruction and exact localization of disturbance tracks of a past deep-sea recolonization …
Worldwide distribution and depth limits of decapod crustaceans (Penaeoidea, Oplophoroidea) across the abyssal-hadal transition zone of eleven subduction trenches …
Decapod crustaceans are conspicuous members of marine benthic communities to at least
7,700 m deep. To assess the bathymetric extent of this taxonomic group, baited landers …
7,700 m deep. To assess the bathymetric extent of this taxonomic group, baited landers …
Testing the seamount refuge hypothesis for predators and scavengers in the Western clarion-clipperton zone
Seamounts are common in all ocean basins, and most have summit depths> 3,000 m.
Nonetheless, these abyssal seamounts are the least sampled and understood seamount …
Nonetheless, these abyssal seamounts are the least sampled and understood seamount …