One of the most difficult challenges facing the coal mining industry is rehabilitation of open
cut mines in the absence of sufficient quality and quantity of topsoil. As a result, the growth …

The tropical dry forest (TDF) biome has undergone a diversity of severe disturbances, with
resulting transformations and continued pressures making this biome type one of the Earth's …

Surface coal mining in semi-arid regions has detrimental impacts on the structure and
function of surface ecosystems, thereby impeding the attainment of regional sustainable …

Tropical dry forests (TDFs) represent 42% of all tropical forests; they are extensive, but little
is known of their structure and function. The fine litterfall represents the main route of …

The waste rock dumps (WRD) in mining operations and post-mining activities pose
environmental challenges unless rehabilitated with vegetation. The optimal planting density …

Background Global modeling of carbon storage and sequestration often mischaracterizes
unique ecosystems such as the seasonally dry tropical forest of the central region of the Gulf …

Widespread degradation is impacting land at the global scale as a consequence of intense
22 anthropogenic pressures and accelerated changes in climate. The expansion of land 23 …

植物功能性状与功能多样性是评价草地生态系统功能的重要工具. 本研究以黄土高原丘陵沟壑区
不同恢复年限人工刺槐林林下草地和自然撂荒草地作为研究对象, 通过对草地植物群落及功能 …

Los estudios poblacionales de mariposas en el Caribe colombiano son escasos, razón por
la cual se analizó la estructura poblacional y el desplazamiento de Hamadryas Hübner …

Characterizing changes in soil properties is essential to understand the effect of land
rehabilitation practices and the mechanisms that drive such changes. The objective of this …