Chronic trace metals effects of mine tailings on estuarine assemblages revealed by environmental DNA

Mine tailing disasters have occurred worldwide and contemporary release of tailings of large proportions raise concerns of the chronic impacts that trace metals may have on the aquatic biodiversity. Environmental metabarcoding (eDNA) offers an as yet poorly explored opportunity for biological monito...

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Main Authors: Angelo F. Bernardino, Fabiano S. Pais, Louisi S. Oliveira, Fabricio A. Gabriel, Tiago O. Ferreira, Hermano M. Queiroz, Ana Carolina A. Mazzuco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8042.pdf