Gorda Ridge: proceedings of the Gorda Ridge symposium, held in Oregon, Portland, May 11-13, 1987
摘要
This volume is the product of an innovative intergovernmental scientific investigation of Gorda Ridge, an ocean floor spreading center in the north-eastern Pacific Ocean which is marked by dynamic geologic and biologic processes. The papers contained herein summarize the results of the investi-gation as reported at a symposium held in Portland, Oregon, in May 1987. The sections in this volume contain papers that describe the mineral potential of the study area, the technology used in the search for ocean floor minerals, and the benthic ecology of Gorda Ridge and other sreadin centers.