Life inside polymetallic nodules
Coral Diaz‐Recio Lorenzo, Tanja Stratmann, Mark E. de Wilt, R. Ranju, Lara Macheriotou, Ellen Pape, Lucille Hoogerdijk, Nadinne Jeanneth van den Hooven-Iza, Jan Tobias Krüger, Lea Kaspersmeier, Moritz Neuser, Moritz Klöckner, Martin Lauth, Mirko Schaper, Tasnim Patel, Sabine Gollner
This study characterizes meiofaunal communities in polymetallic nodules and compares them to nearby sediments, finding significant faunal abundance and differences in assemblages.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2026 · PreprintEcology