Genetic population structures of common scavenging species near hydrothermal vents in the Okinawa Trough

Abstract Deep-sea mining of hydrothermal deposits off the coast of Japan is currently under consideration, and environmental baseline studies of the area are required to understand possible impacts. The aim of this study is to clarify population structures of dominant benthic megafaunal species near...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Kise, Akira Iguchi, Takuji Ikegami, Yosuke Onishi, Koichi Goto, Yuichiro Tanaka, Travis W. Washburn, Miyuki Nishijima, Taiga Kunishima, Nobuyuki Okamoto, Atsushi Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14100-5