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Seamounts - windows of opportunities and the Indian scenario

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Title Seamounts - windows of opportunities and the Indian scenario
 
Creator Iyer, S.D.
Das, P.
Kalangutkar, N.G.
Mehta, C.M.
 
Subject seamounts
mineral exploration
tectonics
volcanism
 
Description Seamounts are manifestations of crustal tectonics and volcanism, and are also sites of biodiversity and hydrothermal events. Although the population of seamounts is estimated to be in thousands, a large number of these have not been thoroughly studied. Globally, several seamounts are being exploited by the fishery industries, whereas a few have been demarcated for conservation and serve as underwater observatories. We provide a summary of the seamounts related to their discovery, distribution, nature and influence in the marine environment. In addition, we review the findings of seamounts in the Indian Ocean and the need to have a multi-disciplinary approach to explore them.
 
Date 2012-06-13T10:02:33Z
2012-06-13T10:02:33Z
2012
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Current Science, vol.102(10); 2012; 1382-1391
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4075
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [2012]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher Current Science Association