Despite their small individual size, marine prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes can form
large 3D structures and complex habitats. These habitats contribute to seafloor …

Recalcitrant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) released into seawater end up in the
deep sea sediments (DSSs). However, their fate here is often oversimplified by theoretical …

Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …

Coral-associated bacteria play an increasingly recognized part in coral health. We
investigated the effect of local anthropogenic impacts on coral microbial communities on …

The importance of manganese in the physiology of marine microbes, the biogeochemistry of
the ocean and the health of microbial communities of past and present is emerging …

Seamounts are often covered with Fe and Mn oxides, known as ferromanganese (Fe–Mn)
crusts. Future mining of these crusts is predicted to have significant effects on biodiversity in …

Concentrated seabed deposits of polymetallic nodules, which are rich in economically
valuable metals (eg, copper, nickel, cobalt, manganese), occur over vast areas of the …

Abstract The Rio Grande Rise is an extensive seamount region in the South-western
Atlantic, with potential for deep-sea mining activities in the future. Such activities pose …

The impact of biomineralization and redox processes on the formation and growth of
ferromanganese deposits in the World Ocean remains understudied. This problem is …

Industrial-scale mining of deep-sea polymetallic nodules will remove nodules in large areas
of the sea floor. The regrowth of the nodules by metal precipitation is estimated to take …