Reactions of the heavy metal cycle to industrial activities in the deep sea: An ecological assessment

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 102-127

  Koschinsky, Andrea ^a   Borowski, Christian ^b   Halbach, Peter ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthos; Deep sea mining; Ecological assessment; Ecosystem disturbance; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; MINING;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0037272972     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200390000     Document Type: Article

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