Comparative Reproductive Biology of Deep-Sea Ophiuroids Inhabiting Polymetallic-Nodule Fields in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone

Comparative Reproductive Biology of Deep-Sea Ophiuroids Inhabiting Polymetallic-Nodule Fields in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone

Deep-sea mining in the Pacific Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCZ), a low-energy sedimentary habitat with polymetallic nodules, is expected to have considerable and long-lasting environmental impact. The CCZ hosts extraordinarily high species diversity across representatives from all Domains of L...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sven R. Laming, Magdalini Christodoulou, Pedro Martinez Arbizu, Ana Hilário
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
maturation
lecithotrophy
deep-sea mining
ecology
brittle stars
ophiuroidea
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.663798/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.663798/full

Similar Items