"ecosystems have stimulated decades of and hold promise of mineral and genetic resources that also serve societal needs. Some endemic taxa thrive only in vent environments, and vent-associated organisms are adapted to a variety of natural disturbances, from tidal variations to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In this paper, physicochemical and biological impacts of a range of human activities at vents are considered. , albeit at a local scale, based on our current understanding of ecological responses to disturbance. Natural recovery from a single mining event depends on immigration and larval recruitment and colonization; understanding processes and dynamics influencing life-history stages may be a key to effective minimization and mitigation of mining impacts. Cumulative impacts on of several mining projects in a single region, without proper management, include possible species extinctions and shifts in community structure and function."
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Biologists from the United StatesMassachusetts Institute of Technology alumniOceanographersMarine biologistsDuke University faculty
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Cindy Lee Van Dover
(born May 16, 1954) is an American marine biologist, deep-sea explorer, professor of biological oceanography, and leading expert on biodiversity and of . She was the pilot-in-command for 48 dives of . She was appointed the 2000 Rachel Carson Lecturer of the and was elected in 2001 a Fellow of the .
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