Inactive Sulfide Ecosystems in the Deep Sea: A Review

Polymetallic seafloor massive sulfides that are no longer hydrothermally active are a target for an emergent deep-sea mining industry, but the paucity of ecological studies and environmental baselines for inactive sulfide ecosystems makes environmental management of mining challenging. The current s...

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Main Author: Cindy Lee Van Dover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00461/full