Seafloor spreading was a critical step in the contentious scientific revolution from the previous static Earth paradigm to the now universally accepted plate tectonic paradigm. Today it refers to the processes creating new oceanic lithosphere where plates move apart. Seafloor spreading replaces the lithosphere destroyed by subduction, and exerts important influences on Earth’s chemical and biological evolution.
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Hey, R. N. (2011). Seafloor spreading. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, Part 5, 1055–1059. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8702-7_171
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