The potential importance of mine sites for biodiversity

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-103

  Batty, Lesley C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Mine water; Phytoremediation; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746882450     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-005-0076-0     Document Type: Article

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