LEADER 04146nam 22006495 450 001 9910865232303321 005 20240611103948.0 010 $a9783031518652$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031518645 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-51865-2 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31466815 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31466815 035 $a(CKB)32273990900041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-51865-2 035 $a(OCoLC)1439084138 035 $a(EXLCZ)9932273990900041 100 $a20240610d2024 u| 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 $eA Case Study of the Potential Mining Site /$fedited by Teresa Radziejewska, Jan Marcin W?s?awski, Micha? Tomczak 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (140 pages) 225 1 $aGeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences,$x2190-5207 311 08$aPrint version: Radziejewska, Teresa The Natural Environment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2024 9783031518645 327 $aIntroduction -- Part A: Abiotic Environment -- Hydrological And Meteorological Conditions In The Contract Area -- Sea?oor Morphology, Geology, Sediments And Sedimentation Processes -- Part B: Biology And Ecology -- Pelagic Enviroinment And Its Biocenoses -- Benthic Organisms -- Seabed Communities -- Part C: Research Methods -- Deep Sea Research Methods To Be Used During The Exploitation Of The Mid-Atlantic Ridge Polymetallic Sulphide Areas -- Part D: Environmental Protection And Conservation; Legal Framework -- Deep Sea Environmental Protection And Conservation Issues As Applied To The Mar Ecosystem -- The Legal And Regulatory Framework For Protection And Conservation Of The Deep Sea Floor With A Particular Reference To The Mid-Ocean Ridges: A Summary -- Ecosystem Valuation And Monitoring. . 330 $aThe book presents the first comprehensive description of parts of the Mid-Atlantic ridge subject to a contract for polymetallic sulphide exploration between the International Seabed Authority and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Poland. The state-of-the-art of the study area presented here takes into account a variety of aspects, including hydrological and meteorological conditions, hydrography, optical properties of water, seafloor morphology, geology, sediments and sedimentation processes, pelagic environment and its biocoenosis, benthic organisms, seabed communities, deep-sea environmental protection, as well as many other. Also, the research methods and tools are enumerated, and the studies advised for the future are outlined. The Atlantic seabed area described in this monograph is situated near the central part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR), one of the major geological formations on Earth, featuring - like other mid-oceanic ridges - active and inactive hydrothermal vent fields with their unusual and unique ecosystems. The commercial interest in MAR exploration is due to the deposits of massive polymetallic sulphides, formed as a result of hydrothermal fluid precipitation. 410 0$aGeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences,$x2190-5207 606 $aEarth sciences 606 $aOceanography 606 $aGeomorphology 606 $aGeology 606 $aEarth Sciences 606 $aOcean Sciences 606 $aGeomorphology 606 $aGeology 615 0$aEarth sciences. 615 0$aOceanography. 615 0$aGeomorphology. 615 0$aGeology. 615 14$aEarth Sciences. 615 24$aOcean Sciences. 615 24$aGeomorphology. 615 24$aGeology. 676 $a550 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