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DOI	10.1038/s41893-018-0048-6
	Impact of coal mining on stream biodiversity in the US and its regulatory implications
	Giam X.; Olden J.D.; Simberloff D.
发表日期	2018
ISSN	2398-9629
起始页码	176
结束页码	183
卷号	1 期号:4
英文摘要	Coal mining is a major cause of land-use change in the US, and according to the Energy Information Administration it is expected to remain a key part of the national electricity portfolio until at least 2040. It is therefore crucial to understand the environmental impact of coal mining. Although a scientific consensus has emerged that coal mining negatively affects water quality, a quantitative synthesis of biodiversity impacts is currently lacking. Here, we show that mining under current federal statutes-the 1972 Clean Water Act and the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act-has negative implications for freshwater biota. Streams affected by coal mining averaged one-Third (32%) lower taxonomic richness and one-half (53%) lower total abundance than unmined streams, with these impacts occurring across all taxa investigated thus far (invertebrates, fish, and salamanders). Even after post-mining reclamation, biodiversity impacts persisted. Our investigation demonstrates that current US regulations are insufficient to fully protect stream biodiversity. © 2018 The Author(s).
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Biodiversity; Coal; Coal mines; Land use; Laws and legislation; Water quality; Clean water act; Coal mining; Energy Information Administration; Freshwater biota; Key parts; Land-use change; Surface mining control; Taxonomic richness; Environmental impact
来源期刊	Nature Sustainability
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/163195
作者单位	Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States; School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Giam X.,Olden J.D.,Simberloff D.. Impact of coal mining on stream biodiversity in the US and its regulatory implications[J],2018,1(4).
APA	Giam X.,Olden J.D.,&Simberloff D..(2018).Impact of coal mining on stream biodiversity in the US and its regulatory implications.Nature Sustainability,1(4).
MLA	Giam X.,et al."Impact of coal mining on stream biodiversity in the US and its regulatory implications".Nature Sustainability 1.4(2018).