Influence of forest and rangeland management on anadromous fish habitat in Western North America: effects of mining.

Susan B. Martin; William S. Platts

doi:10.2737/PNW-GTR-119

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Influence of forest and rangeland management on anadromous fish habitat in Western North America: effects of mining.

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Authors:

Susan B. Martin, William S. Platts

Year:

1981

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-119

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-119. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 21 p

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Abstract

Methods of mining and the effects on aquatic ecosystems of mine-caused sediment, changes in pH, and toxic heavy metals are described.

Keywords

Mining methods, aquatic ecosystems, sediment production, toxicity, fish habitat, anadromous fish

Citation

Martin, Susan B.; Platts, William S. 1981. Influence of forest and rangeland management on anadromous fish habitat in Western North America: effects of mining. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-119. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 21 p