Editing Longwall mining (section)

=== Ecosystem impacts ===
Many ecosystems rely on the annual consistency of water inputs and outputs, and disturbing these patterns can result in unsustainable conditions for species reliant on water for species reproduction. Longwall mining can also result in localized water temperature change, stimulating algal bloom which can use up available oxygen required for other species health.<ref name=":5">{{Cite journal |last=Dawkins |first=A. |date=2003 |title=Potential Management and Rehabilitation Requirements of Environmental Effects From Longwall Subsidence on Streams, Lakes and Groundwater Systems |url=https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.bing.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1165&context=coal |journal=University of Wollongong & the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy |volume=1 |pages=117–124 |via=Geoterra}}</ref>

Longwall mining has limited available research on the impacts of nearby forests, however emerging satellite imagery studies have shown possible relations to drier surface soil near regions where longwall mining has recently occurred. In addition to drier soils, forest canopy moisture has been observed to be reduced.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/assessing-longwall-mining-impacts-on-forests-above/|title=Assessing Longwall Mining Impacts on the Forests Above « Landsat Science|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref>