Do the dominant plant species impact the substrate and vegetation composition of post-coal mining spoil heaps?

Kompała‐Bąba, Agnieszka; Sierka, Edyta; Dyderski, Marcin K.; Bierza, Wojciech; Magurno, Franco; Besenyei, Lynn; Błońska, Agnieszka; Ryś, Karolina; Jagodziński, Andrzej M.; Woźniak, Gabriela

doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.105685

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“…The first axis gradient is related to NDVI growth values, the plant height trait and the TWI as a proxy for moisture. The value of the DEM and DSM was in agreement with numerous field observations and published analyses showing that oftentimes the exposed, locally high‐elevation places are more exposed to wind and have less retention of rainfall (Błońska et al, 2019; Kompała‐Bąba et al, 2020; Woźniak, 2010).…”

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“…It is a small (5–20 cm) rhizomatous perennial herb that quickly colonizes new open, unstable sites, especially clayey slopes, roadsides, gravelly riversides and industrial waste sites. The studies on habitats colonized by vegetation patches dominated by T. farfara have shown the presence of more exchangeable K under individuals of this herb (Kompała‐Bąba et al, 2020). Moreover T. farfara surpassed the accompanying species with regard to bacteria functional diversity parameters (Biolog method).…”

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“…Industrial activity leads to heavy landscape transformation, removal of the existing vegetation and transformation of the soil (Cardinale et al, 2012; Frouz et al, 2015; Jagodziński et al, 2018; Kompała‐Bąba et al, 2020). Regardless of serious disturbances on postindustrial sites, flora and fauna of unknown new composition are established in a natural process of recruitment and colonization of plants unaided by human intervention.…”

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Use of remote sensing to track postindustrial vegetation development

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The effects of natural processes on deposited mineral material of postindustrial sites is underestimated. Natural vegetation development on mineral material substratum is an unappreciated way of site management. Due to the classification‐based approach to assembly of plant community diversity, remote sensing methods have limited application. We aimed to assess whether remotely sensed data allow for building predictive models, able to recognise vegetation variability along the main gradients of species composition. We assessed vegetation in 321 study plots on four coal‐mine spoil heaps in Silesia (S Poland). We determined the main gradients of species composition using detrended correspondence analysis (DCA), and we identified how DCA scores describe vegetation variability. DCA axes explained 38.5%, 35.4%, 31.4%, and 20.1% of species composition variability. We built machine learning models of DCA scores using multispectral satellite images and airborne laser scanning data as predictors. We obtained good predictive power of models for the first two DCA axes (R2 = 0.393 and 0.443, root mean square errors, RMSE = 0.571 and 0.526) and low power for the third and fourth DCA axes (R2 = 0.216 and 0.064, RMSE = 0.513 and 0.361). These scores allowed us to prepare a vegetation map based on DCA scores, and distinguish meadow‐like from forest‐edge‐like vegetation, and to identify thermophilous and highly productive vegetation patches. Our approach allowed us to account for species composition gradients, which improved remote sensing‐based vegetation surveys. This method may be used for planning future management.

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“…As a result, this can lead to the formation of a specific mosaic of vegetation. According to previously conducted studies of mining areas, perennial plants predominate in the heaps, while annual and biennial plants are relatively rare [ 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Heaps with untypical metal contents in the substrate are like ecological islands, as they can only be inhabited by species with specific physiological adaptations.…”

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Effects of Natural Sorbents on the Germination and Early Growth of Grasses on Soils Contaminated by Potentially Toxic Elements

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The reclamation of abandoned mining heaps rich in potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is critical for the environment. We carried out a laboratory experiment studying the effects of the addition of four natural sorbents (biochar, bentonite, chicken manure and organo-zeolitic substrate) to soils contaminated with PTEs, predominantly Cu, As and Sb, on the germination and growth of the autochthonous grasses Agrostis capillaris, A. stolonifera, Festuca rubra and Poa pratensis. The experiment used Petri dish tests with water extracts of contaminated soil and soil neutralised with the four sorbents. Standard indexes of the germination process were used (germination percentage, time required for 50% germination index, speed of emergence), and different values were found depending on the plant species and sorbent used. However, the percentage of seeds germinating was lower for each sorbent compared to the control (distilled water). The fresh mass values were positively stimulated by all sorbents. Electrolyte leakage was the highest in seedlings watered with an extract of untreated soil from the heap compared to extracts from treated soils and the control. This can be interpreted as eliminating the harmful effects of increased potentially toxic element (PTE) contents by sorbents, which can be useful in remediation processes.

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“…The harsh (and sometimes different from natural) environmental conditions occurring in anthropogenic environments are leading to creation of novel habitats and ecosystems in terms of species composition of vegetation patches (Hobbs et al, 2006). There are a few dominant species which are very frequent in the mosaic of vegetation patches and have significant influence on ecosystem processes that took place during succession (Bąba et al, 2016; Kompała‐Bąba et al, 2020; Woźniak, 2010). Among them are also some grasses, of which Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth, Phragmites australis (Cav.)…”

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Cell wall epitopes in grasses of different novel ecosystem habitats on post‐industrial sites

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The post‐industrial habitats provide previously unknown conditions for plant and vegetation development. We asked the question: do the extreme soil substrate conditions cause differences in chemical composition of cell walls of leaves in three grass species: Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth, Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud, and Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench? With the use of immunohistochemical methods we determined the spatial distribution of selected pectic and AGP (arabinogalactan proteins) epitopes within leaf tissues of grass species growing in two industrial and control (meadow) habitats. Some post‐industrial habitats increase biodiversity. Fast adaptation and divergence cause phenotypic changes. This process has been recently recorded and is called human‐induced rapid evolutionary changes. The levels of pectins and arabinogalactan proteins increased on the post‐industrial habitats in comparison to the control sites. On control habitat, pectic epitope with galactan chain residues (recognised by the LM5 antibody) was not detected in cell walls of Calamagrostis epigejos leaves, but was abundantly present in Phragmites australis leaves. The pectic epitope with arabinan residues (recognized by LM6 antibody) was less represented in cell walls of Molinia caerulea leaves. AGP epitope, recognised by LM2 antibody, was abundant only in Ph. australis. In Molinia caerulea this epitope was not detected. The AGP epitope recognised by JIM13 antibody was observed in all analysed species. The results obtained revealed the response of grass individuals to different environments: a) varied responses to different soil substratum conditions (novel ecosystems), and b) that this reaction is species‐specific with respect to the analysed cell wall components.

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Do the dominant plant species impact the substrate and vegetation composition of post-coal mining spoil heaps?

Cited by 40 publications

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Use of remote sensing to track postindustrial vegetation development

Use of remote sensing to track postindustrial vegetation development

Effects of Natural Sorbents on the Germination and Early Growth of Grasses on Soils Contaminated by Potentially Toxic Elements

Cell wall epitopes in grasses of different novel ecosystem habitats on post‐industrial sites

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