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Natural recovery of different areas of a deserted quarry in South China

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A quarry is a surface mining operated place, which produces enormous quantities of gravel, limestone, and other materials for industrial and construction applications. Restoration and revegetation of deserted quarries are becoming increasingly important. Three areas of a typical quarry in South China: terrace for crushed materials (terrace), spoiled mound, and remaining side slope, were investigated, to compare the existing plant species and to study the relationship between environmental factors and revegetation. The plant species composition of these three areas was found to differ significantly after eight years of natural recovery. The typical plant communities found over them were composed of gramineous herbs, fems, and shrubs. Soil organic matter, soil moisture, and soil bulk density were considered to be the major determining factors for vegetation succession. There existed abiotic and biotic thresholds during quarrying restoration. Suggestions had been presented that could have accelerated the process of natural recovery in quarries.

natural recoveryquarryvegetationenvironment-vegetation relationships

DUAN Wenjun、REN Hai、FU Shenglei、WANG Jun、YANG Long、ZHANG Jinping

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Heshan National Field Research Station of Forest Ecosystem, South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Guangzhou 510650, China

Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China

国家自然科学基金国家自然科学基金Field Station Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

3067037007118249

2008

环境科学学报(英文版)
中科院生态环境研究中心

环境科学学报(英文版)

CSTPCDCSCDSCI
影响因子:0.862
ISSN:1001-0742
年,卷(期):2008.20(4)
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