Assessing Microbial Diversity in Open-Pit Mining: Metabarcoding Analysis of Soil and Pit Microbiota Across Operational and Restoration Stages
Priscila Heredia Reto,
Rosita Castillo Rogel,
Gabriela Palomino Lucano
et al.
Abstract:Mine closure operations aim to restore the ecosystem close to its original state. Microorganisms are key components of the soil equilibrium and therefore essential to the restoration process. We used metabarcoding techniques to characterize the bacterial and fungal composition in pristine soils, stockpiled soils (topsoils), enriched stockpiled soils (technosoils), enriched and revegetated soils (revegetated technosoils), and visually distinct pits in an open pit gold mine. Comparative analysis indicated that p… Show more
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