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Title Deep-seabed mining lastingly disrupts the seafloor food web Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet MPI Marine Microbiology News Media type Web Country/Territory Germany Date 09/10/2020 Description Deep-seabed mining is considered a way to address the increasing need of rare metals. However, the environmental impacts are considered to be substantial but remain largely unknown and clear regulatory standards are lacking. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany, together with colleagues from The Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Germany and the UK, now describe that mining-related disturbances have a long-term impact on carbon flow and the microbial loop at the deep seafloor. They present their results in the journal Progress in Oceanography. Producer/Author MPI Marine Microbiology Press release URL https://www.mpi-bremen.de/en/Deep-seabed-mining-lastingly-disrupts-the-seafloor-food-web.html Persons Danielle de Jonge, Dick van Oevelen Title Simulierter Tiefseebergbau stört das Nahrungsnetz am Meeresboden langfristig Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Informations Dienst Wissenschaft Media type Web Country/Territory Germany Date 09/10/2020 Description Tiefseebergbau könnte eine Möglichkeit bieten, dem zunehmenden Bedarf an seltenen Metallen zu begegnen. Seine Umweltauswirkungen sind vermutlich erheblich, dennoch sind sie nur wenig erforscht und es fehlt an klaren regulierenden Standards. Forschende des Max-Planck-Instituts für Marine Mikrobiologie in Bremen beschreiben nun gemeinsam mit Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus den Niederlanden, Belgien, Portugal, Deutschland und Großbritannien, dass Störungen durch Tiefseebergbau langfristige Auswirkungen auf den Kohlenstofffluss und den mikrobiellen Kreislauf in Tiefseeböden haben. Ihre Ergebnisse präsentieren sie in der Zeitschrift Progress in Oceanography. Producer/Author Fanni Aspetsberger URL https://idw-online.de/de/news755612 Persons Danielle de Jonge, Dick van Oevelen Title Deep-seabed mining lastingly disrupts the seafloor food web Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet ScienceDaily Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 08/10/2020 Description Deep-seabed mining is considered a way to address the increasing need of rare metals. However, the environmental impacts are considered to be substantial but remain largely unknown and clear regulatory standards are lacking. Researchers now describe that mining-related disturbances have a long-term impact on carbon flow and the microbial loop at the deep seafloor. Producer/Author MPI URL https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201008124430.htm Persons Danielle de Jonge, Dick van Oevelen