• Biodiversity, biogeography, and connectivity of polychaetes in the world's largest marine minerals exploration frontier 

      Stewart, Eva C.D.; Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe; Taboada, Sergi; Wiklund, Helena; Ravara, Ascensao; Pape, Ellen; De Smet, Bart; Neal, Lenka; Cunha, Marina R.; Jones, Daniel O.B.; Smith, Craig R.; Glover, Adrian G.; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar (Journal article, 2023)
      Aim The abyssal Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), Pacific Ocean, is an area of commercial importance owing to the growing interest in mining high-grade polymetallic nodules at the seafloor for battery metals. Research into ...
    • Carbonate compensation depth drives abyssal biogeography in the northeast Pacific 

      Simon-Lledó, Erik; Amon, Diva J.; Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe; Cuvelier, Daphne; Durden, Jennifer M.; Ramalho, Sofia P.; Uhlenkott, Katja; Arbizu, Pedro Martinez; Benoist, Noelie; Copley, Jonathan; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Glover, Adrian G.; Fleming, Bethany; Horton, Tammy; Ju, Se-Jong; Mejía-Saenz, Alejandra; McQuaid, Kirsty; Pape, Ellen; Park, Chailinn; Smith, Craig R.; Jones, Daniel O.B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Abyssal seafloor communities cover more than 60% of Earth’s surface. Despite their great size, abyssal plains extend across modest environmental gradients compared to other marine ecosystems. However, little is known about ...
    • Environment, ecology, and potential effectiveness of an area protected from deep-sea mining (Clarion Clipperton Zone, abyssal Pacific) 

      Jones, Daniel O.B.; Simon-Lledó, Erik; Amon, Diva J.; Bett, Brian J.; Caulle, Clémence; Clément, Louis; Connelly, Douglas P.; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Durden, Jennifer M.; Drazen, Jeffrey C.; Felden, Janine; Gates, Andrew R.; Georgieva, Magdalena N.; Glover, Adrian G.; Gooday, Andrew J.; Hollingsworth, Anita L; Horton, Tammy; James, Rachael H.; Jeffreys, Rachel M.; Laguionie-Marchais, Clare; Leitner, Astrid B; Lichtschlag, Anna; Menendez, Amaya; Paterson, Gordon; Peel, Kate; Robert, Katleen; Schoening, Timm; Shulga, Natalia A.; Smith, Craig R.; Taboada, Sergio; Thurnherr, Andreas M.; Wiklund, Helena; Young, C. Robert; Huvenne, Veerle A.I. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      To protect the range of habitats, species, and ecosystem functions in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a region of interest for deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining in the Pacific, nine Areas of Particular Environmental ...
    • How many metazoan species live in the world's largest mineral exploration region? 

      Rabone, Muriel; Wiethase, Joris H.; Simon-Lledo, Erik; Emery, Aidan M.; Jones, Daniel O.B.; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe; Wiklund, Helena; Horton, Tammy; Glover, Adrian G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The global surge in demand for metals such as cobalt and nickel has created unprecedented interest in deep-sea habitats with mineral resources. The largest area of activity is a 6 million km2 region known as the ...
    • Insights from the management of offshore energy resources: Toward an ecosystem-services based management approach for deep-ocean industries 

      Bravo, M. Emilia; Brandt, Miriam Isabelle; van der Grient, Jesse M. A.; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Esquete, Patricia; Gollner, Sabine; Jones, Daniel O.B.; Levin, Lisa A.; McClain, Craig R.; Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E.; Sutton, Tracey; Gonzalez, Lissette Victorero; Cordes, Erik E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The deep ocean comprises complex ecosystems made up of numerous community and habitat types that provide multiple services that benefit humans. As the industrialization of the deep sea proceeds, a standardized and robust ...