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

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

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3475-2019

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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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RC1: 'good work toward deep seabed protection when mining nodules in CCZ', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Feb 2019
- AC1: 'Author’s response to Referee’s comments (RC1)', Freija Hauquier, 17 Jun 2019
RC2: 'Referee Comment', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Apr 2019
- AC2: 'Author’s response to Referee’s comments (RC2)', Freija Hauquier, 23 Jun 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (01 Jul 2019) by Tina Treude

AR by Freija Hauquier on behalf of the Authors (12 Jul 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (25 Jul 2019) by Tina Treude

AR by Freija Hauquier on behalf of the Authors (12 Aug 2019) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

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.