Degraded land rehabilitation through agroforestry in India: Achievements, current understanding, and future prospectives
Land degradation is one of the most important factors responsible for the alarming situation
of food security, human health, and socioeconomic development in the country. Currently …
of food security, human health, and socioeconomic development in the country. Currently …
Changes in ecosystem carbon pool and soil CO2 flux following post-mine reclamation in dry tropical environment, India
Open strip mining of coal results in loss of natural carbon (C) sink and increased emission of
CO 2 into the atmosphere. A field study was carried out at five revegetated coal mine lands …
CO 2 into the atmosphere. A field study was carried out at five revegetated coal mine lands …
Ecological risk assessment of mercury and other heavy metals in soils of coal mining area: A case study from the eastern part of a Jharia coal field, India
Mercury (Hg) and other heavy metals, such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co),
chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn), were analyzed in …
chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn), were analyzed in …
Development of Technosol properties and recovery of carbon stock after 16 years of revegetation on coal mine degraded lands, India
Surface mining is recognized as one of the essential anthropogenic activities which
drastically disturbs the ecosystem. To offset the impacts of surface mining, revegetation is …
drastically disturbs the ecosystem. To offset the impacts of surface mining, revegetation is …
Application of statistical and machine learning approach for prediction of soil quality index formulated to evaluate trajectory of ecosystem recovery in coal mine …
S Bandyopadhyay, SK Maiti - Ecological Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Analytical tools for evaluating reclamation success in terms of soil quality are the prime
requisite in order to address sustainable mining issues. Identification of the influential …
requisite in order to address sustainable mining issues. Identification of the influential …
Assessment of carbon sequestration potential of revegetated coal mine overburden dumps: A chronosequence study from dry tropical climate
Abstract Development of secondary forest as post-mining land use in the surface coal
mining degraded sites is of high research interest due to its potential to sequester …
mining degraded sites is of high research interest due to its potential to sequester …
Bioenergy crop production potential and carbon mitigation from marginal and degraded lands of India
Bioenergy production from marginal and degraded lands is getting worldwide attention due
to its potential for renewable energy, land restoration, soil carbon sequestration and also for …
to its potential for renewable energy, land restoration, soil carbon sequestration and also for …
The efficient applications of native flora for phytorestoration of mine tailings: a pan-global survey
Mine tailings are the discarded materials resulting from mining processes after minerals
have been extracted. They consist of leftover mineral fragments, excavated land masses …
have been extracted. They consist of leftover mineral fragments, excavated land masses …
Quantifying carbon pool in ex-mining lake-converted constructed wetlands of Paya Indah Wetlands, Selangor, Malaysia
Ex-mining lake-converted constructed wetlands play a significant role in the carbon cycle,
offering a great potential to sequester carbon and mitigate climate change and global …
offering a great potential to sequester carbon and mitigate climate change and global …
Native multispecies and fast-growing forest root biomass increase C and N stocks in a reclaimed bauxite mining area
FD de Almeida Valente, MF de Castro… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
This study is aimed at evaluating C and N stocks in fractions of soil organic matter (SOM) in
an area of bauxite mining under recovery with tree species. We have analyzed the long-term …
an area of bauxite mining under recovery with tree species. We have analyzed the long-term …