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| Riehl, Torben; De Smet, Bart. |
| Background: The Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCFZ) in the Northeast Central Pacific Ocean is a region of heightened scientific and public interest because of its wealth in manganese nodules. Due to a poor ecological understanding at the abyssal seafloor and limited knowledge of the organisms inhabiting this area, huge efforts in alpha taxonomy are required. To predict and manage potential hazards associated with future mining, taxonomy is an essential first step to grasp fundamental ecosystem traits, such as biogeographic patterns, connectivity, and the potential for post-impact recolonization. Amongst samples from the Global Sea Mineral Resources NV exploration area (EA) in the CCFZ an undescribed species of the isopod crustacean family Macrostylidae... |
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Palavras-chave: Taxonomy; Janiroidea; Macrostylidae; Crustacea; Deep-sea mining impact; Manganese nodules; CCFZ; CCZ; Macrofauna; Abyssal. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00611/72349/71247.pdf |
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| Washburn, Travis W.; Menot, Lenaick; Bonifácio, Paulo; Pape, Ellen; Błażewicz, Magdalena; Bribiesca-contreras, Guadalupe; Dahlgren, Thomas G.; Fukushima, Tomohiko; Glover, Adrian G.; Ju, Se Jong; Kaiser, Stefanie; Yu, Ok Hwan; Smith, Craig R.. |
| Macrofauna are an abundant and diverse component of abyssal benthic communities and are likely to be heavily impacted by polymetallic nodule mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ). In 2012, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) used available benthic biodiversity data and environmental proxies to establish nine no-mining areas, called Areas of Particular Environmental Interest (APEIs) in the CCZ. The APEIs were intended as a representative system of protected areas to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem function across the region from mining impacts. Since 2012, a number of research programs have collected additional ecological baseline data from the CCZ. We assemble and analyze macrofaunal biodiversity data sets from eight studies, focusing on... |
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Palavras-chave: Macrofauna; Deep-sea mining; Biodiversity; Polychaeta; Manganese nodules; POC flux; Species ranges; Areas of particular environmental interest. |
| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00687/79937/82834.pdf |
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