Abundant and diverse ecosystem found in area targeted for deep-sea mining
Friday, July 29, 2016 - 14:31
in Earth & Climate
Scientists discovered impressive abundance and diversity among the creatures living on the seafloor in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone -- an area in the equatorial Pacific Ocean being targeted for deep-sea mining. The study found that more than half of the species they collected were new to science, reiterating how little is known about life on the seafloor in this region.