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Environmental protection requires accurate application of scientific evidence
Smith, Craig R.; Tunnicliffe, Verena; Colaco, Ana; Drazen, Jeffrey C.; Gollner, Sabine; Levin, Lisa A.; Mestre, Nélia; Metaxas, Anna
Deep-sea misconceptions cause underestimation of seabed-mining impacts
Smith, Craig R.; Tunnicliffe, Verena; Colaço, Ana; Drazen, Jeffrey C.; Gollner, Sabine; Levin, Lisa A.; Mestre, Nélia; Metaxas, AnnaScientific misconceptions are likely leading to miscalculations of the environmental impacts of deep-seabed mining. These result from underestimating mining footprints relative to habitats targeted and poor understanding of the sensitivity, biodiversity, and dynamics of deep-sea ecosystems. Addressing these misconceptions and knowledge gaps is needed for effective management of deep-seabed mining.
Abyssal plain faunal carbon flows remain depressed 26 years after a simulated d...
Stratmann, Tanja; Lins, Lidia; Purser, Autun; Marcon, Yann; Rodrigues, Clara F.; Ravara, Ascensão; Cunha, Marina R.; Simon-Lledó, ErikFuture deep-sea mining for polymetallic nodules in abyssal plains will negatively impact the benthic ecosystem, but it is largely unclear whether this ecosystem will be able to recover from mining disturbance and if so, to what extent and at what timescale. During the “DISturbance and reCOLonization” (DISCOL) experiment, a total of 22% of the seafloor within a 10.8 km2 circular area of the nodulerich seafloor i...
Potential Mitigation and Restoration Actions in Ecosystems Impacted by Seabed M...
Cuvelier, Daphne; Gollner, Sabine; Jones, Daniel O. B.; Kaiser, Stefanie; Arbizu, Pedro Martínez; Menzel, Lena; Mestre, Nélia C.; Morato, TelmoMining impacts will affect local populations to different degrees. Impacts range from removal of habitats and possible energy sources to pollution and smaller-scale alterations in local habitats that, depending on the degree of disturbance, can lead to extinction of local communities. While there is a shortage or even lack of studies investigating impacts that resemble those caused by actual mining activity, th...
Potential mitigation and restoration actions in ecosystems impacted by seabed m...
Cuvelier, Daphne; Gollner, Sabine; Jones, Daniel O. B.; Kaiser, Stefanie; Arbizu, Pedro Martínez; Menzel, Lena; Mestre, Nélia; Morato, TelmoMining impacts will affect local populations to different degrees. Impacts range from removal of habitats and possible energy sources to pollution and smaller-scale alterations in local habitats that, depending on the degree of disturbance, can lead to extinction of local communities. While there is a shortage or even lack of studies investigating impacts that resemble those caused by actual mining activity, th...