Giant, highly diverse protists in the abyssal Pacific: vulnerability to impacts from seabed mining and potential for recovery

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 m depth) region hosts major deposits of polymetallic nodules targeted for future seabed mining, an activity that would destroy th...

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Main Authors: Andrew J. Gooday, Jennifer M. Durden, Craig R. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Communicative & Integrative Biology
Subjects:
xenophyophores
foraminifera
polymetallic nodules
habitat heterogeneity
ecosystem recovery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2020.1843818

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2020.1843818

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