Along the Inter-oceanic highway between Puerto Maldonado and Puente Inambari, excessive gold mining has turned once lush wetlands to desert.
在马尔多纳多港和伊纳姆巴里河之间的联洋公路沿岸,过度的金矿开采已经将曾经富饶的湿地变成了沙漠。
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In this paper environmental impacts of deep ocean mining are briefly reviewed, with emphasis on the effects on oceanic ecosystem. They include effects on benthos, planktons, food chain and so on.