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Texas A&M-led team creates first global map of seafloor biodiversity activity - EurekAlert


The international team, led by Texas A&M University and including investigators from Yale University and the University of Southampton, specifically focused on the unsung yet vital role burrowing animals play as "ecosystem engineers" in shaping nutrient cycling and ecosystem health — and, in turn, maritime economies and food security — throughout the oceans. The researchers used machine learning to map out a global picture of these animals' activities and the environmental conditions that drive them.

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