Polymetallic nodules are essential for food-web integrity of a prospective deep-seabed mining area in Pacific abyssal plains
T. Stratmann, K. Soetaert, D. Kersken, D. van Oevelen
This study assesses the impact of polymetallic nodule removal on food-web integrity in two abyssal seafloor regions using trophic and non-trophic interaction webs.
Scientific Reports · Jun 10, 2021Peer-reviewedEcology