Application of scientific criteria for identifying hydrothermal ecosystems in need of protection
Deep-sea hydrothermal vent fields are globally rare (abundant in numbers, but extremely small in area) and are rich in extraordinary life based on chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis. Vent fields are also sources of polymetallic sulfides rich in copper and other metals. Mineral resources of th...
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Elsevier Ltd
2021
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