Key habitat parameters

Variation of key habitat parameters in the northeastern Pacific abyssal plain... 

The user must be aware that the key mass-transport parameters in this chapter depend directly on the presence of living biological forms, which is a requirement very unlike those in all the other chapters. In this regard, the user needs to verify that the sites for MTC application do contain the necessary conditions of food, nutrients, temperature, habitat, etc. to adequately sustain appropriate numbers of organisms and the chemical levels in the soil or sediment are below toxic or debilitating effects. 

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