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 …
Abyssal plain faunal carbon flows remain depressed 26 years after a simulated deep-sea mining disturbance
Future deep-sea mining for polymetallic nodules in abyssal plains will negatively impact the
benthic ecosystem, but it is largely unclear whether this ecosystem will be able to recover …
benthic ecosystem, but it is largely unclear whether this ecosystem will be able to recover …
[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 …
Visual monitoring of key deep-sea megafauna with an Internet Operated crawler as a tool for ecological status assessment
The spatio-temporal distribution of seven abundant morphospecies (ie taxa identified based
on morphological traits) and the diversity of the benthic megafaunal community at the …
on morphological traits) and the diversity of the benthic megafaunal community at the …
Major fine-scale spatial heterogeneity in accumulation of gelatinous carbon fluxes on the deep seabed
Abyssal plain communities rely on the overlying water column for a settling flux of organic
matter. The origin and rate of this flux as well as the controls on its fine-scale spatial …
matter. The origin and rate of this flux as well as the controls on its fine-scale spatial …
Improving environmental management practices in deep-sea mining
DSM Billett, DOB Jones, PPE Weaver - Environmental issues of deep-sea …, 2019 - Springer
As the business of deep-sea mining develops, greater attention is being paid to the ways in
which the impacts from mining on the environment might be minimised and controlled. The …
which the impacts from mining on the environment might be minimised and controlled. The …
No recovery of a large-scale anthropogenic sediment disturbance on the Pacific seafloor after 77 years at 6460 m depth
AJ Jamieson, T Bond, V Vescovo - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Habitat restoration and recolonisation of benthic communities after physical perturbation in
the deep sea has long been thought to be extremely slow. This study reports on a …
the deep sea has long been thought to be extremely slow. This study reports on a …
[HTML][HTML] The megafauna community from an abyssal area of interest for mining of polymetallic nodules
B De Smet, E Simon-Lledó, L Mevenkamp… - Deep Sea Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymetallic nodules increase habitat heterogeneity in some abyssal benthic ecosystems by
providing hard substrate. Besides their important role in structuring ecosystems, polymetallic …
providing hard substrate. Besides their important role in structuring ecosystems, polymetallic …
Observations of deep-sea fishes and mobile scavengers from the abyssal DISCOL experimental mining area
Industrial interest in deep-sea mineral extraction began decades ago, and today it is at an all-
time high, accelerated by global demand for metals. Several seafloor ecosystem disturbance …
time high, accelerated by global demand for metals. Several seafloor ecosystem disturbance …
[HTML][HTML] Ecological considerations for marine spatial management in deep-water Tanzania
Abstract The United Republic of Tanzania has jurisdiction over a large marine area (223,000
km 2) of which over 92% is deeper than 200 m. These deep areas extend from, in most …
km 2) of which over 92% is deeper than 200 m. These deep areas extend from, in most …