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Deep-sea abyssal omics for mining biomonitoring and biogeography
Deep-sea mining will affect the benthic environment of areas which taxonomic and functional diversity remain virtually unknown. It is a pressing concern to first explore biodiversity and clues that could help measure ecosystem services before any exploitation in order to reduce to impact of deep-sea mining or recommend its ban. The DNA extracted from surface sediment samples collected in deep-sea areas designated for polymetallic nodule mining (Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone) or not (Globally distributed samples) has been sequenced using four different taxonomic DNA barcodes and for both the DNA and RNA extracts of a total of 363 samples.