Abstract Knowledge about biotic (plant species diversity, biomass) and/or abiotic
(physicochemical substrate parameters) factors that determine enzyme activity and …

This article presents the characteristics of the heaps resulting from coal exploitation in terms
of the possibility of their development for industrial facilities. The chances of soil …

The impact of multiple years of underground mining of minerals on changes in the elevation
of an urban area has been evaluated using the case study of Bytom in southern Poland …

Isotopic signatures of anthropogenic sulfate sources within the Upper Silesian urban area
(southern Poland) were investigated to increase the reliability of the origin assessment of …

This chapter examines the complex relationships between human activity and ecological
systems, as well as the consequences of mining, industrialization, and agriculture on agro …

Dominant species influence both species and functional composition of the vegetation as
well as soil properties of the substrate. However, knowledge about the role played by …

Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel in Europe, but the excavation of hard coal has covered
large areas with disposed rock waste, and turned the natural habitats into disturbed novel …

In spontaneously vegetated postindustrial areas, we have limited knowledge of whether the
known inhibitory tendencies of herbaceous species—Calamagrostis epigejos and Solidago …

Bulk density, porosity, and water retention capacity play a key role in limiting root growth and
nutrient uptake in developed technogenic soils. Thus, the purpose of this study was to …

A particularly large accumulation of mining subsidence basins is characteristic for the
Silesian Upland in southern Poland. This region is home to one of Europe's largest coal …