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Against the backdrop of the environmental setting of the subequatorial NE Pacific abyssal plain, the book will characterise the meiobenthos as an ecological category in the deep sea and introduce research lines meiobenthic studies are applied to, including environmental assessments of human-induced disturbance of the deep seafloor. It will proceed to present an overview of the current knowledge on the meiobenthos of the area of concern and will discuss general considerations regarding the use of meiobenthos as indicator of seafloor disturbance. It will address the question of deep-sea mineral resources development versus benthic communities and will present an overview of field studies ("experiments") aimed at assessing the magnitude of potential impact associated with seafloor resources development (polymetallic nodule mining in particular) in the Pacific.

Meiofauna. --- Earth sciences. --- Oceanography. --- Oceanography, Physical --- Oceanology --- Physical oceanography --- Thalassography --- Earth sciences --- Marine sciences --- Ocean --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Meiobenthos --- Aquatic invertebrates --- Benthos --- Interstitial animals --- Marine Sciences. --- Aquatic biology. --- Biogeosciences. --- Marine & Freshwater Sciences. --- Monitoring/Environmental Analysis. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Hydrobiology --- Water biology --- Aquatic sciences --- Biology --- Ocean sciences --- Geobiology. --- Marine sciences. --- Freshwater. --- Environmental monitoring. --- Aquatic ecology . --- Aquatic biology --- Ecology --- Biomonitoring (Ecology) --- Ecological monitoring --- Environmental quality --- Monitoring, Environmental --- Applied ecology --- Environmental engineering --- Pollution --- Fresh waters --- Freshwater --- Freshwaters --- Inland water --- Inland waters --- Water --- Biosphere --- Measurement --- Monitoring