Responses of an abyssal meiobenthic community to short-term burial with crushed nodule particles in the south-east Pacific
<p>Increasing industrial metal demands due to rapid technological developments may drive the prospection and exploitation of deep-sea mineral resources such as polymetallic nodules. To date, the potential environmental consequences of mining operations in the remote deep sea are poorly known....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.biogeosciences.net/16/2329/2019/bg-16-2329-2019.pdf |