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Van Dover, C.l.; Colaço, Ana; Collins, P.c.; Croot, P.; Metaxas, A.; Murton, B.j.; Swaddling, A.; Boschen-rose, R.e.; Carlsson, J.; Cuyvers, L.; Fukushima, T.; Gartman, A.; Kennedy, R.; Kriete, C.; Mestre, N.c.; Molodtsova, T.; Myhrvold, A.; Pelleter, Ewan; Popoola, S.o.; Qian, P.-y.; Sarrazin, Jozee; Sharma, R.; Suh, Y.j.; Sylvan, J.b.; Tao, C.; Tomczak, M.; Vermilye, J.. |
Polymetallic sulfide (PMS) deposits produced at hydrothermal vents in the deep sea are of potential interest to miners. Hydrothermally active sulfide ecosystems are valued for the extraordinary chemosynthetic communities that they support. Many countries, including Canada, Portugal, and the United States, protect vent ecosystems in their Exclusive Economic Zones. When hydrothermal activity ceases temporarily (dormancy) or permanently (extinction), the habitat and associated ecosystem change dramatically. Until recently, so-called “inactive sulfide” habitats, either dormant or extinct, received little attention from biologists. However, the need for environmental management of deep-sea mining places new imperatives for building scientific understanding of... |
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Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00643/75525/76401.pdf |
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