4. Threat: Energy production and mining

Abstract

4.1. Restore former mining sites https://www.conservationevidence.com/actions/2490 • Twelve studies evaluated the effects of restoring former mining sites on mammals. Eleven studies were in Australia2–12 and one was in the USA1. COMMUNITY RESPONSE (8 STUDIES) • Species richness (8 studies): A review in Australia10 found that seven of 11 studies indicated that rehabilitated areas had lower mammal species richness compared to in unmined areas. Four of five replicated, site comparison studies, i..