Synthesis of Environmental Impacts of Deep Seabed Mining

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 307-356

  Jones, Anthony T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Clarion Clipperton fracture zone; Environmental impacts; Manganese nodules; Seabed mining; The area

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEABED MINING;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANGANESE NODULES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTS;

MINING;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANGANESE NODULE; SUBMARINE MINING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033494483     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: 15210618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106411999273666     Document Type: Article

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