LEADER 03952nam 22004213 450 001 9910865232303321 005 20240614080242.0 010 $a9783031518652$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031518645 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31466815 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31466815 035 $a(CKB)32273990900041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9932273990900041 100 $a20240614d2024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Natural Environment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge $eA Case Study of the Potential Mining Site 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing AG,$d2024. 210 4$d©2024. 215 $a1 online resource (140 pages) 225 1 $aGeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences Series 311 08$aPrint version: Radziejewska, Teresa The Natural Environment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2024 9783031518645 327 $aIntro -- Acknowledgements -- Executive Summary -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Reference -- Part I: Abiotic Environment -- Hydrological and Meteorological Conditions in the Contract Area -- 1 Meteorology and Air-Sea Interaction -- 1.1 General Atmospheric Circulation -- 1.2 Extreme Weather Events -- 1.3 Atmospheric Pollution -- 2 Hydrography -- 2.1 Oceanic Circulation -- 2.2 Water Masses -- 3 Optical Properties of Water -- References -- Seafloor Morphology, Geology, Sediments and Sedimentation Processes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Location, Morphology and Bedrock Geology -- 3 Deep-Sea Sediments -- 4 Sediment Sources and Sedimentation Processes -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Biology and Ecology -- Pelagic Environment and Its Biocoenosis -- 1 Microplankton -- 1.1 Diatoms -- 1.2 Radiolaria -- 2 The Mid-Atlantic Ridge Zooplankton -- 3 Macroplankton and Micronekton -- 4 Fishes -- 5 Marine Birds, Mammals and Turtles -- References -- Benthic Organisms -- 1 Meiobenthos -- 2 Macrobenthos -- 3 Megabenthos -- 4 Nektobenthos -- References -- Seabed Communities -- 1 Functioning: Energy Source and Trophic Pathways -- 2 Benthic Abundance and Biomass -- 3 Microbial Communities: Lost City -- 4 Endemism on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) -- 4.1 Fauna of Atlantic and Pacific Hydrothermal Sites -- 4.2 Vent-Obligate and Peripheral Hydrothermal Vent Fauna of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) -- 4.3 Endemicity of the MAR Vent-Obligate Fauna -- 5 Natural Variability -- References -- Part III: Research Methods -- Deep Sea Research Methods to Be Used During the Exploration of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Polymetallic Sulphide Areas -- 1 Water Column Ecosystem, Imagery -- 2 Optical Properties -- 3 Benthos -- 4 Geological Structures -- References -- Part IV: Environmental Protection and Conservation: Legal Framework. 327 $aDeep-Sea Environmental Protection and Conservation Issues as Applied to the MAR Ecosystem -- 1 Ecosystem Resilience and Connectivity -- 2 Hydrothermal Vent Fields in the Polish Exploration Contract Area on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge as Viewed from the Protection and Conservation Standpoint -- 3 Protection of Geological Formations -- References -- The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Protection and Conservation of the Deep-Sea Floor, with a Particular Reference to Mid-Ocean Ridges: A Summary -- References -- Ecosystem Valuation and Monitoring -- 1 Valued Ecosystem Components: Risk Assessment -- 2 Monitoring: Benthos -- References. 410 0$aGeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences Series 700 $aRadziejewska$b Teresa$01065076 701 $aW?s?awski$b Jan Marcin$01743016 701 $aTomczak$b Micha?$01743017 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910865232303321 996 $aThe Natural Environment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge$94169749 997 $aUNINA