Vegetation- and Environmental Changes on Non-Reclaimed Spoil Heaps in Southern Poland.

ABSTRACT: The study focused on the changes in vegetation and soils on an undeveloped area of coal mine spoil heaps. The process of vegetation changes was evaluated on the basis of historical cartographic materials and fieldwork. Changes of vegetation in nearly 200 years are presented herein. The main purpose of this study is to present an analysis of spatio-temporal changes in vegetation and their influence on soil features. The diversity of ecological species in terms of habitat requirements, tendency of hornbeam communities formation, and the relationship between forest communities and soil features was found. The basic soil properties were examined under selected plant communities (pH, Corg, Nt), available forms of elements (P, K, Mg), and as plant nutrients and heavy metal occurrence (Fe, Zn, Mn

SUBMITTER: Rahmonov O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7408371 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature