Transition of an estuarine benthic meiofauna assemblage 1.7 and 2.8 years after a mining disaster
Background Estuaries are transitional coastal ecosystems that are threatened by multiple sources of human pollution. In 2015, mining tailings from an upstream dam failure caused massive metal contamination that impacted benthic assemblages on the Brazilian Rio Doce estuary. Methods In this study, we...
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Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2023-03-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/14992.pdf |