Deep-Sea Misconceptions Cause Underestimation of Seabed-Mining Impacts.

Autor: Smith CR; Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. Electronic address: craigsmi@hawaii.edu., Tunnicliffe V; Department of Biology and School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, Canada., Colaço A; Instituto do Mar - Okeanos Research Centre, University of the Azores, 9901-842 Horta, Azores, Portugal., Drazen JC; Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA., Gollner S; Department of Ocean Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and Utrecht University, Den Burg, The Netherlands., Levin LA; Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0218, USA., Mestre NC; Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal., Metaxas A; Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada., Molodtsova TN; Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS, 36 Nakhimovsky Prospekt, 117997 Moscow, Russia., Morato T; Instituto do Mar - Okeanos Research Centre, University of the Azores, 9901-842 Horta, Azores, Portugal., Sweetman AK; The Lyell Centre for Earth and Marine Science and Technology, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK., Washburn T; Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA., Amon DJ; Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Trends in ecology & evolution [Trends Ecol Evol] 2020 Oct; Vol. 35 (10), pp. 853-857. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 31.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.07.002
Abstrakt: Scientific 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.
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