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Treated and Untreated Acid Mine Drainage Effects on Stream Periphyton Biomass, Leaf Decomposition, and Macroinvertebrate Diversity

Jeffrey A. Simmons Biology Department, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, West Virginia, 26201, USA
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Erin R. Lawrence Biology Department, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, West Virginia, 26201, USA
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Thomas G. Jones College of Science, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, 25755, USA
Pages 413-424 | Received 07 Sep 2004, Accepted 02 Dec 2004, Published online: 07 Jan 2011

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Fengzhi He, Wanxiang Jiang, Tao Tang & Qinghua Cai. (2015) Assessing impact of acid mine drainage on benthic macroinvertebrates: can functional diversity metrics be used as indicators?. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 30:4, pages 513-524.
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Nathan J. Smucker & Morgan L. Vis. (2011) Acid mine drainage affects the development and function of epilithic biofilms in streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 30:3, pages 728-738.
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