Insights into the abundance and diversity of abyssal megafauna in a polymetallic-nodule region in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone

J. Amon, Diva; Ziegler, Amanda; G. Dahlgren, Thomas; G. Glover, Adrian; Goineau, Aurélie; J. Gooday, Andrew; Wiklund, Helena; R. Smith, Craig

doi:10.1038/srep30492

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Insights into the abundance and diversity of abyssal megafauna in a polymetallic-nodule region in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Published in Scientific Reports • Jul 29, 2016

Authors:

Diva J. Amon

Amanda Ziegler

Thomas G. Dahlgren

Abstract

There is growing interest in mining polymetallic nodules in the abyssal Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific. Nonetheless, benthic communities in this region remain poorly known. The ABYSSLINE Project is conducting benthic biological baseline surveys for the UK Seabed Resources Ltd. explorat...

Subject

Megafauna

Abyssal zone

Benthic zone

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