Testing the Seamount Refuge Hypothesis for Predators and Scavengers in the Western Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Testing the Seamount Refuge Hypothesis for Predators and Scavengers in the Western Clarion-Clipperton Zone

Seamounts are common in all ocean basins, and most have summit depths >3,000 m. Nonetheless, these abyssal seamounts are the least sampled and understood seamount habitats. We report bait-attending community results from the first baited camera deployments on abyssal seamounts. Observations w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Astrid B. Leitner, Jeffrey C. Drazen, Craig R. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
seamount
baited camera
deep-sea
scavenger
CCZ
nodule
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.636305/full

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