Out of site, out of mind: Changes in feather moss phyllosphere microbiota in mine offsite boreal landscapes

Plant-microbe interactions play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity and ecological services in boreal forest biomes. Mining for minerals, and especially the emission of heavy metal-enriched dust from mine sites, is a potential threat to biodiversity in offsite landscapes. Understanding the im...

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Main Authors: Xiangbo Yin, Christine Martineau, Abdul Samad, Nicole J. Fenton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1148157/full