Linking mountaintop removal mining to water quality for imperiled species using satellite data.

Environmental laws need sound data to protect species and ecosystems. In 1996, a proliferation of mountaintop removal coal mines in a region home to over 50 federally protected species was approved under the Endangered Species Act. Although this type of mining can degrade terrestrial and aquatic hab...

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Auteurs principaux: Michael J Evans, Kathryn Kay, Chelsea Proctor, Christian J Thomas, Jacob W Malcom
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Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/48b727d3cb244cd2a545562a87a92ceb
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