Exploring Ocean Floor Geodiversity in Relation to Mineral Resources in the Southwest Pacific Ocean
The future extraction of mineral resources may irreversibly damage ocean floor geodiversity in the Southwest Pacific Ocean. Therefore, understanding of the spatial distribution of ocean floor geodiversity in relation to mineral resources is important. For that purpose, we first developed a geodivers...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-06-01
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Series: | Resources |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/11/7/60 |