Potential impacts of polymetallic nodule removal on deep-sea meiofauna

Abstract Deep seabed mining is potentially imminent in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ; northeast Pacific). Seabed collectors will remove polymetallic nodules and the surrounding surface sediments, both inhabited by meiofauna, along their path. To determine potential impacts of polymetall...

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Main Authors: Ellen Pape, Tania Nara Bezerra, Hendrik Gheerardyn, Marius Buydens, Amanda Kieswetter, Ann Vanreusel
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1c44ed8f2a31411bb27216fc4800490b
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