Macroinvertebrate communities inhabiting surface mine wetlands of southwestern Virginia
Wetland acreage in Southwest Virginia has increased because of formation of wetlands on relic surface mine benches. Prior to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (PL 95-87) once mining operations were completed the sites were abandoned. These areas presented novel landscapes in...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42083 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04142009-040641/ |