Articles | Volume 17, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-2767-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-2767-2020
Research article
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26 May 2020
Research article |  | 26 May 2020

Assessing the temporal scale of deep-sea mining impacts on sediment biogeochemistry

Laura Haffert, Matthias Haeckel, Henko de Stigter, and Felix Janssen

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Feb 2020) by Jack Middelburg
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (27 Feb 2020) by Jack Middelburg (Co-editor-in-chief)
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Deep-sea mining for polymetallic nodules is expected to have severe environmental impacts. Through prognostic modelling, this study aims to provide a holistic assessment of the biogeochemical recovery after a disturbance event. It was found that the recovery strongly depends on the impact type; e.g. complete removal of the surface sediment reduces seafloor nutrient fluxes over centuries.
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