The Potential Importance of Mine Sites for Biodiversity

The Potential Importance of Mine Sites for Biodiversity

AbstractAbandoned mine sites are typically viewed as environmental problems due to their negative impacts on local ecosystems. This paper presents an alternative viewpoint providing evidence of the potential importance of mine sites for supporting rare and threatened species from many of the major t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mine water and the environment 2005-06, Vol.24 (2), p.101-103
1. Verfasser: Batty, Lesley C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abandoned mines
Biodiversity
Polluted environments
Rare species
Studies
Threatened species
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Zusammenfassung:AbstractAbandoned mine sites are typically viewed as environmental problems due to their negative impacts on local ecosystems. This paper presents an alternative viewpoint providing evidence of the potential importance of mine sites for supporting rare and threatened species from many of the major taxonomic orders. The potential importance of these species in remediation of polluted environments is also highlighted.
ISSN:1025-9112
1616-1068
DOI:10.1007/s10230-005-0076-0