The Natural Environment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge : A Case Study of the Potential Mining Site

• Autore: Radziejewska Teresa
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 pages)
• Altri autori: WęsławskiJan Marcin TomczakMichał
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- 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. ; Deep-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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Natural Environment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• ISBN: 9783031518652; 9783031518645
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910865232303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences Series