Impacts on tundra vegetation from heavy metal-enriched fugitive dust on National Park Service lands along the Red Dog Mine haul road, Alaska
Neitlich PN, Berryman S, Geiser LH, Mines A, Shiel AE. 2022. Impacts on tundra vegetation from heavy metal-enriched fugitive dust on National Park Service lands along the Red Dog Mine haul road, Alaska. PLOS One
This article describes the effects of heavy metal pollution on lichens, bryophytes and vascular plants in Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska, along the Red Dog Mine haul road.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Neitlich, Peter; Berryman, Shanti; Geiser, Linda; Mines, Anaka; Shiel, Alyssa
- Units
- ARCN , CAKR
- Keywords
- Alaska, contaminants, DeLong Mountain Transportation System, DMTS, heavy metals, lichens, National Park Service, pollution, Red Dog, Red Dog Mine, tundra, vegetation
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Air Quality | Wet and Dry Deposition , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex