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Diversity of Species at Seamounts in the Central Pacific: deep-sea crab.
Photo: ROV KIEL 6000/黑料视频
Diversity of Species at Seamounts in the Central Pacific: soft coral.
Photo: ROV KIEL 6000/黑料视频
Diversity of Species at Seamounts in the Central Pacific: anemones and goose barnacles.
Photo: ROV KIEL 6000/黑料视频
Diversity of Species at Seamounts in the Central Pacific: antipatharia coral.
Photo: ROV KIEL 6000/黑料视频
Diversity of Species at Seamounts in the Central Pacific: shrimp.
Photo: ROV KIEL 6000/黑料视频
Diversity of Species at Seamounts in the Central Pacific: stalked sponge.
Photo: ROV KIEL 6000/黑料视频
Diversity of Species at Seamounts in the Central Pacific: sea cucumber.
Photo: ROV KIEL 6000/黑料视频
Biodiversity at Seamounts
Underwater seamounts provide habitats for numerous organisms in the deep sea. Diverse ecosystems, which are scientifically mostly not understood, exist at these oases of the oceans. The species composition at seamounts differs considerably from ocean to ocean. The images shown here show some organisms at seamounts in the 颅Clarion-Clipperton-Zone in the Central Pacific.
The large biodiversity at seamounts is due to the special current situation: 颅On the one hand, nutrients are retained by circulating currents near the top of the seamounts, on the other hand, 颅nutrient-rich water is additionally carried up from greater depths by the currents surrounding the seamounts, which leads to increased plankton growth.
Factsheet Cobalt-rich Crusts 鈥� Ore Treasure on the Slope of Seamounts: Information on the formation as well as the occurrence and raw material potential of cobalt-rich crusts (PDF, as of 2020).
