Recolonization and recovery of an Arctic benthic community subject to mine-tailings deposits

• Published in: Journal of sea research Vol. 191; p. 102327
• Main Authors: Trannum, Hilde C., Pedersen, Kristine B., Renaud, Paul E., Christensen, Guttorm N., Evenset, Anita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: benthic organisms; Benthos; biomass; Colonization; Copper; environmental quality; fauna; field experimentation; fjord inlets; Recovery; Repparfjorden; sediments; species richness; Submarine tailing disposal; wastes; Submarine tailing disposal; Repparfjorden; Benthos; Copper; Recovery; Colonization

Deposition of large volumes of mine tailings takes place in several Norwegian fjords, but the impacts on marine ecosystems have received relatively little scientific attention. At a 40 + −year old tailing deposition area for a copper mine in the Arctic fjord Repparfjorden, we investigated both short...