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Articles | Volume 16, issue 18
Articles | Volume 16, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3475-2019
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 18
Research article
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16 Sep 2019
Research article |  | 16 Sep 2019

Distribution of free-living marine nematodes in the Clarion–Clipperton Zone: implications for future deep-sea mining scenarios

Freija Hauquier, Lara Macheriotou, Tania N. Bezerra, Great Egho, Pedro Martínez Arbizu, and Ann Vanreusel

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Meiofauna abundances from multicorer samples during SONNE cruise SO239 F. Hauquier, E. Pape, and A. Vanreusel https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.873272

Sedimentary parameters from multicorer and ROV pushcore samples during SONNE cruise SO239 F. Hauquier, L. Macheriotou, A. Vanreusel, F. Janssen, and A. Boetius https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.873274

Nematode absolute genus abundances from multicorer samples during SONNE cruise SO239 in the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (northeast Pacific) F. Hauquier and A. Vanreusel https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.903563

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Future mining operations in the deep sea provide a source of scientific uncertainty and call for detailed study of the ecosystem. We investigated one of the most diverse and abundant taxa present in deep-sea sediments, nematodes, and demonstrate the importance of sediment attributes for their communities. Especially species that are less common and have a limited spatial distribution will be vulnerable to mining-induced changes. Our findings can serve as a reference for future impact studies.
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