Non-charismatic waterbodies and ecosystem disservices: Mine pit lakes are underrepresented in the literature
Pit lakes are one of the greatest legacies of open-cut mining. Despite the potential hazards of these lakes, they represent newly formed ecosystems with great scientific and ecological potential. Although thousands of pit lakes occur on every inhabited continent, with more being created, the microbi...
Main Authors: | Rachele Bernasconi, Mark A. Lund, Melanie L. Blanchette |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1063594/full |
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