[HTML][HTML] The biodiversity and distribution of abyssal benthic foraminifera and their possible ecological roles: a synthesis across the Clarion-Clipperton Zone
AJ Gooday, F Lejzerowicz, A Goineau… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Benthic foraminiferal research in the North Pacific has a long history, with works published
over a century ago providing important information about the taxonomy and distribution of …
over a century ago providing important information about the taxonomy and distribution of …
[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 ecology of the western Clarion Clipperton Zone
JM Durden, M Putts, S Bingo, AB Leitner… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) is a vast area of the central Pacific Ocean where the
abyssal seabed is a focus for future polymetallic nodule mining. Broad-scale environmental …
abyssal seabed is a focus for future polymetallic nodule mining. Broad-scale environmental …
Benthic foraminiferal DNA metabarcodes significantly vary along a gradient from abyssal to hadal depths and between each side of the Kuril-Kamchatka trench
Foraminiferal assemblages are a ubiquitous and abundant component of the deep-sea
benthos, even in the deepest ocean trenches. While their distribution seems not constrained …
benthos, even in the deepest ocean trenches. While their distribution seems not constrained …
Community structure of deep-sea benthic metazoan meiofauna in the polymetallic nodule fields in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, Pacific Ocean
SJW Tong, BQ Gan, KS Tan - Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic …, 2022 - Elsevier
The abyssal sea floor of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ) in the Pacific Ocean is
expected to become a commercially important nodule mining area in the near future. Hence …
expected to become a commercially important nodule mining area in the near future. Hence …
[HTML][HTML] Xenophyophores (Rhizaria, Foraminifera), including four new species and two new genera, from the western Clarion-Clipperton Zone (abyssal equatorial …
Abstract The Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) occupies a vast swathe of the Pacific with
extensive polymetallic nodule deposits. Eastern and central parts host diverse assemblages …
extensive polymetallic nodule deposits. Eastern and central parts host diverse assemblages …
Giant, highly diverse protists in the abyssal Pacific: vulnerability to impacts from seabed mining and potential for recovery
Xenophyophores, giant deep-sea agglutinated foraminifera, dominate the benthic
megafauna in the eastern equatorial Pacific Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This abyssal (> 4000 …
megafauna in the eastern equatorial Pacific Clarion-Clipperton Zone. This abyssal (> 4000 …
Rapid response of the giant protist xenophyophores (Foraminifera, Rhizaria) to organic matter supply at abyssal depths revealed by an in situ dual stable isotope …
M Tsuchiya, H Nomaki - Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic …, 2021 - Elsevier
The trophic ecology of xenophyophores (Foraminifera, Rhizaria) was examined during a 2-
day in situ feeding experiment on the seafloor (water depths of 5370 m) off the east coast of …
day in situ feeding experiment on the seafloor (water depths of 5370 m) off the east coast of …
[HTML][HTML] Complete mitochondrial genome of the abyssal coral Abyssoprimnoagemina Cairns, 2015 (Octocorallia, Primnoidae) from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone …
Abstract The Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the tropical East Pacific is a region of interest
for deep-sea mining due to its underwater deposits of polymetallic nodules containing …
for deep-sea mining due to its underwater deposits of polymetallic nodules containing …
First Synthesis of Metazoan Biodiversity in the World's Largest Mineral Exploration Frontier
M Rabone, J Wiethase, E Simon-Lledó… - Available at SSRN …, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
The global surge in demand for metals such as cobalt and nickel has created
unprecedented interest in deep-sea habitats with such mineral resources. The largest area …
unprecedented interest in deep-sea habitats with such mineral resources. The largest area …