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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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Autores principales: Evans, Michael J., Kay, Kathryn, Proctor, Chelsea, Thomas, Christian J., Malcom, Jacob W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8568141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34735447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239691

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