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excavation. Whether the full extent of species composition and <br />biomass present after excavation returns to pre - excavation levels <br />is unknown. However, any resultant decrease in macroinvertebrate <br />populations would translate into a reduction in fishery <br />production. An investigation into the specific aquatic and <br />terrestrial wildlife impacts of peat excavation was beyond the <br />scope of this report. <br />• 53 <br />