AUTHOR=Ren Jiangbo , Jiang Xiaodong , González Francisco Javier , Dong Yanhui TITLE=Editorial: Biogeochemical cycling and depositional processes of critical metals in the deep sea and their constraints on global changes JOURNAL=Frontiers in Marine Science VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2025 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1702761 DOI=10.3389/fmars.2025.1702761 ISSN=2296-7745