Turkish Journal of Botany
Abstract
The ability to establish cover using grass and legume species without any soil preparation was studied in a barren materials quarry. The biodiversity indexes (Simpson) during the growing season as well as the vegetation cover and composition were measured. The results showed that the established species had a satisfactory cover (up to 87.5%). This means that we can achieve significant soil rehabilitation after mining using herbaceous plant cover and reduce the cost of rehabilitation by cutting the expenses of soil preparation.
DOI
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Keywords
Biodiversity, soil analyses, soil rehabilitation, mining
First Page
361
Last Page
366
Recommended Citation
ARAMBATZIS, NIKOLAOS and KYRIAKI, KITIKIDOU (2008) "Herbaceous Plant Cover Establishment in a Barren Materials Quarry," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 32: No. 5, Article 4. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol32/iss5/4
