The Natural Environment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge : A Case Study of the Potential Mining Site / / edited by Teresa Radziejewska, Jan Marcin Węsławski, Michał Tomczak

• Autore: Radziejewska Teresa
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2024.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (140 pages)
• Disciplina: 550
• Soggetto topico: Earth sciences; Oceanography; Geomorphology; Geology; Earth Sciences; Ocean Sciences
• Altri autori: WęsławskiJan Marcin TomczakMichał
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Part A: Abiotic Environment -- Hydrological And Meteorological Conditions In The Contract Area -- Seafloor 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. .
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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.
• 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, . 2190-5207