Highly specialised biota occurring at hydrothermally active vents on the northern Mid-
Atlantic Ridge (nMAR: from south of Iceland to the Equator) have been the subject of …

Hydrothermal ecosystems face threats from planned deep‐seabed mining activities, despite
the fact that patterns of realized connectivity among vent‐associated populations and …

The dispersal of dissolved iron (DFe) from hydrothermal vents is poorly constrained.
Combining field observations and a modeling hierarchy, we find the dispersal of DFe from …

Copepoda is the most abundant taxon in deep‐sea hydrothermal vents, where hard
substrate is available. Despite the increasing interest in seafloor massive sulphides …

Generating environmental baseline knowledge is a prerequisite for evaluating and
predicting the effects of future deep seabed mining on the seafloor and in the water column …

Deep-sea hydrothermal vent systems are under investigation for base and precious metal
exploitations. The impact of mining will depend critically on the ability of larval dispersal to …

The recently discovered deep-sea Capelinhos hydrothermal edifice,~ 1.5 km of the main
Lucky Strike (LS) vent field (northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge), contrasts with the other LS edifices …

For species in the deep sea, there is a knowledge gap related to their functional traits at all
stages of their life cycles. Dynamic energy budget (DEB) theory has been proven to be an …

The recently discovered deep‑sea Capelinhos hydrothermal edifice,~ 1.5 km of the main
Lucky Strike (LS) vent field (northern Mid‑Atlantic Ridge), contrasts with the other LS edifices …

The chapter explores aspects of environment protection and conservation pertinent to the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the face of exploration activities for massive polymetallic sulphides and …