Meiofauna in a Potential Deep-Sea Mining Area—Influence of Temporal and Spatial Variability on Small-Scale Abundance Models
In large areas of the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (northeast Pacific), exploration of deep-sea polymetallic nodules as a potential source of high-technology metals is ongoing. Deep-sea mining may have a severe impact on the benthic communities. Here, we investigated meiofauna communities in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-12-01
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Series: | Diversity |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/1/3 |