Toward a reliable assessment of potential ecological impacts of deep‐sea polymetallic nodule mining on abyssal infauna
The increasing demand for metals is pushing forward the progress of deep‐sea mining
industry. The abyss between the Clarion and Clipperton Fracture Zones (CCFZ), a region …
industry. The abyss between the Clarion and Clipperton Fracture Zones (CCFZ), a region …
Insights from the management of offshore energy resources: Toward an ecosystem-services based management approach for deep-ocean industries
The deep ocean comprises complex ecosystems made up of numerous community and
habitat types that provide multiple services that benefit humans. As the industrialization of …
habitat types that provide multiple services that benefit humans. As the industrialization of …
Potential impacts of polymetallic nodule removal on deep-sea meiofauna
E Pape, TN Bezerra, H Gheerardyn, M Buydens… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Deep seabed mining is potentially imminent in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ;
northeast Pacific). Seabed collectors will remove polymetallic nodules and the surrounding …
northeast Pacific). Seabed collectors will remove polymetallic nodules and the surrounding …
Investigating the benthic megafauna in the eastern Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (north-east Pacific) based on distribution models predicted with random forest
K Uhlenkott, E Simon-Lledó, A Vink… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The eastern Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCZ) is a heterogeneous abyssal
environment harbouring relatively low abundances of highly diverse megafauna …
environment harbouring relatively low abundances of highly diverse megafauna …
Macrofauna and nematode abundance in the abyssal and hadal zones of interconnected deep-sea ecosystems in the Kuril Basin (Sea of Okhotsk) and the Kuril …
GM Kamenev, VV Mordukhovich, IL Alalykina… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Kuril Basin and the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench are two interconnected deep-sea
ecosystems both located in one of the most highly productive regions of the world's oceans …
ecosystems both located in one of the most highly productive regions of the world's oceans …
Digging deep: lessons learned from meiofaunal responses to a disturbance experiment in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone
N Lefaible, L Macheriotou, K Purkiani, M Haeckel… - Marine Biodiversity, 2023 - Springer
The deep-sea mining industry is currently at a point where large-sale, commercial
polymetallic nodule exploitation is becoming a more realistic scenario. At the same time …
polymetallic nodule exploitation is becoming a more realistic scenario. At the same time …
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 …
Habitat heterogeneity enhances megafaunal biodiversity at bathymetric elevations in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone
K Uhlenkott, E Simon-Lledó, A Vink… - Marine Biodiversity, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCZ) in the northeast Pacific is a
heterogeneous deep-sea environment, featuring abyssal plains as well as multiple …
heterogeneous deep-sea environment, featuring abyssal plains as well as multiple …
Untangling the complex web of environmental, social, and economic impacts in deep and large-scale open-pit mining projects using a dynamic modeling framework
M Heydari, M Osanloo - Resources Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Assessing sustainability in deep and large-scale open pit mines poses unique challenges
due to the considerable number of interrelated environmental, social, and economic impacts …
due to the considerable number of interrelated environmental, social, and economic impacts …
Industrial mining trial for polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone indicates complex and variable disturbances of meiofaunal communities
Following several small-scale benthic disturbance experiments, an industrial polymetallic
nodule collector trial was conducted by the company Global Sea mineral Resources (GSR) …
nodule collector trial was conducted by the company Global Sea mineral Resources (GSR) …