Characterization and Mapping of a Deep-Sea Sponge Ground on the Tropic Seamount (Northeast Tropical Atlantic): Implications for Spatial Management in the High Seas

Characterization and Mapping of a Deep-Sea Sponge Ground on the Tropic Seamount (Northeast Tropical Atlantic): Implications for Spatial Management in the High Seas

Ferromanganese crusts occurring on seamounts are a potential resource for rare earth elements that are critical for low-carbon technologies. Seamounts, however, host vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs), which means that spatial management is needed to address potential conflicts between mineral extr...

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Main Authors: Berta Ramiro-Sánchez, José Manuel González-Irusta, Lea-Anne Henry, Jason Cleland, Isobel Yeo, Joana R. Xavier, Marina Carreiro-Silva, Íris Sampaio, Jeremy Spearman, Lissette Victorero, Charles G. Messing, Georgios Kazanidis, J. Murray Roberts, Bramley Murton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
deep-sea
sponge grounds
seamount
species distribution models
biogeography
ABNJ
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00278/full

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