Title:	Vegetation cover development resulting from different restoration approaches of exploited mines
Authors:	Corrêa, Rodrigo Studart Balduíno, Alexander Paulo do Carmo Teza, Cláusio Tavares Viana Baptista, Gustavo Macedo de Mello
Assunto::	Mineração Revegetação Sensoriamento remoto Cerrados
Issue Date:	2018
Publisher:	Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Citation:	CORREA, Rodrigo Studart et al . Vegetation cover development resulting from different restoration approaches of exploited mines. Floresta e Ambiente, Seropédica, v. 25, n. 4, e20171116, 2018. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.111617. Disponível em: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872018000400125&lng=en&nrm=iso. Acesso em: 21 fev. 2019. Epub Sep 13, 2018.
Abstract:	The vegetation cover development is an essential step towards the restoration of the ecosystems. In this work, we applied remote sensing to evaluate the temporal development of vegetation cover on exploited mines revegetated with five approaches: natural regeneration, tree plantation, cultivation of trees + herbs, topsoil replacement + tree plantation, and sewage sludge incorporation into mining substrate. Results showed that the natural regeneration approach would require a secular time to provide satisfactory vegetation cover on the exploited mine. Tree plantation required fifteen years to provide 80% of vegetation cover. The use of topsoil + trees or the incorporation of sewage sludge into mining substrates achieved the fastest development of vegetation cover (2.5-5 years) and the highest percentages of revegetated surface (80-95%). However, the floristic composition of vegetation covers is as important as their development, and some restoration approaches are reported to stimulate weed invasion while others prevent it.
Licença::	(CC BY) - All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
DOI:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.111617
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