Opencast coal mining has a series of consequences on land resources and places
enormous pressure on the ecological environment. Stripping, excavation, transportation and …

Large-scale solar power plants are being developed at a rapid rate, and are setting up to
use thousands or millions of acres of land globally. The environmental issues related to the …

Many forested landscapes around the world are severely altered during mining for their rich
mineral and energy reserves. Herein we provide an overview of the challenges inherent in …

Environmental disturbances seem to be increasing in frequency and impact, yet we have
little understanding of the belowground impacts of these events. Soil fauna, while widely …

More than 50 parameters of vegetation, soil and soil fauna were studied in 27 non-reclaimed
post mining sites of various age (1–41years old) located near the town of Sokolov (Czech …

The effects of tree species differing in foliage and litter chemistry on the chemical, micro-
morphological, and biological properties of soil were studied on post-mining sites afforested …

The primary solid waste product of surface coal mining is overburden (also known as spoil),
the material that is moved to access the underlying coal seams. Once removed, this material …

Carbon storage in aboveground tree biomass and soil organic matter (in depth of A layer
development ie, up to 20 cm) was studied in 22–32 year-old post-mining sites in the …

The accumulation of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and their vertical
distribution in the soil profile in relation to site age were studied in a chronosequence of 19 …

During oil‐sands mining all vegetation, soil, overburden, and oil sand is removed, leaving
pits several kilometers wide and up to 100 m deep. These pits are reclaimed through a …