Impacts of Deep-Sea Mining on Microbial Ecosystem Services
B. N. Orcutt, J. Bradley, W. J. Brazelton, E. J. Estes, J. M. Goordial, J. A. Huber, R. M. Jones, N. Mahmoudi, J. J. Marlow, S. Murdock, M. Pachiadaki
This paper evaluates the potential impacts of deep-sea mining on microbial ecosystem services, highlighting varying levels of impact and recommending baseline assessments and protected areas.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2018Microbiology