Persistent impacts of trace metals from mining on floodplain grass communities along soda butte creek, yellowstone national park

Environmental Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-320

  Stoughton, Julie A ^a   Marcus, W Andrew ^b  

^a Amos Alonzo Stagg High School   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Grass; Metal; Mining; Riparian; Soil; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FLOODPLAIN MEADOWS; TRACE METALS;

BIOMASS; CLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PH EFFECTS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

TRACE METAL;

FLOODPLAIN; GRASSLAND; MINING; TRACE METAL;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; GRASS; MINING; PH; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

UNITED STATES;

JUNCUS BALTICUS; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POA PRATENSIS; RIPARIA;

EID: 0033959718     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679910024     Document Type: Article

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