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TMC ESIA – Foraminifera and eDNA

Key points Bryan O’Malley, a benthic ecologist from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, leads research on benthic foraminifera and environmental DNA (eDNA) during campaign 7A. Researchers sift deep-sea sediment for benthic foraminifera, tiny armored amoebas used as bioindicators…

NORI & DHI – Sediment Plume Monitoring and Analysis

Key points DHI Water & Environment is building a numerical model of sediment plume behavior generated as the collector vehicle drives across the seafloor, feeding into TMC’s environmental impact assessment. Fixed seafloor instruments, an ROV and AUVs carry CTDs, transmissometers,…

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