Ecological succession in areas degraded by bauxite mining indicates successful use of topsoil
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.13303
Abstract: Brazilian ironstone outcrops (cangas) are nutrient‐poor stressful habitat dominated by slow‐growing woody species with high biodiversity and unique evolutionary history. Mining has produced great impacts on this ecosystem. Spontaneous regeneration of abandoned canga mined areas… read more here.
Keywords: topsoil; mining; topsoil transposition; ecological succession ... See more keywords