Recolonization and development of vegetation on mine spoils following brown coal mining in Lusatia

Pietsch, Werner

doi:10.1007/bf00280919

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“…However, sometimes some parts of post-mining sites may undergo primary succession when spontaneous soil-forming processes take place (Krzaklewski 1982(Krzaklewski , 1993Jochimsen 1996;Krzaklewski & Frączek 1999). Comparative studies of soil forming processes in these two soil categories are valuable (Wali & Freeman 1973;West & Wali 2002;Pietrzykowski & Krzaklewski 2004, 2006 and chronosequence of communities for studies on ecological succession could be applied (Anderson 1977;Pietch 1996;Rumpel et al 1999;Wali 1999). Such studies allow the evaluation of how and to what extent reclamation accelerates the forming processes of soils which are the key component of re-created land ecosystems.…”

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Soil organic matter, C and N accumulation during natural succession and reclamation in an opencast sand quarry (southern Poland)

Pietrzykowski¹,

Krzaklewski²

2007

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

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The work presents study results on the formation of humus horizons, the accumulation of organic carbon and nitrogen as well as humus composition in successional and reclaimed soils in a sand mine cast in southern Poland. Research plots were designed in chronosequence: 5, 17, 20 and 25 years. Increased thickness of humus horizon and accumulation of organic carbon was reported both in successional soils and in reclaimed soils. However, in corresponding age groups of reclaimed soils these characteristics were two times as high as in successional soils. The estimated accumulation rate of organic carbon (C org ) was three times higher and total nitrogen (N t ) five times higher in reclaimed soils than in successional soils. In both types of soils there was an increase in the amount of carbon trapped with humic and fulvic acid (C Ha þ C Fa ) and structure of humic acids. Studies indicated that reclamation treatment significantly accelerated soil-formation in opencast sand mine.

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Soil organic matter, C and N accumulation during natural succession and reclamation in an opencast sand quarry (southern Poland)

Pietrzykowski¹,

Krzaklewski²

2007

Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

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“…Perhaps Fe is a case in point, and if so fertilization functioned in an ameliorative capacity, possibly through an exaggerated form of the aforementioned dilution effect. Although somewhat less prominently than that of Mn and Al, Fe toxicity has been a documented concern in assessing the revegetation potential of a variety of surface mined sites [12,41,42]. Regarding Mn, however, this element may represent the most likely case of any phytotoxicity occurring in this study given the extreme degree to which foliar levels were elevated, and in turn the most likely example of a capacity of fertilization to alleviate it.…”

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Post-Planting Fertilization as a Reforestation Aid on a Sulfurous, Semiarid Surface Mine

Walker¹

2013

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Selected fertilizer formulations were assessed for their capacity to enhance growth and nutrition of Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf.) seedlings on an acidic and possibly toxic Sierran surface mine when applied three years after planting. In a study encompassing five growing seasons conducted on a semiarid, montane surface mine site on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, seedling survival, dimensions, and volume measurements were coupled with foliar and soil analyses for macronutrients, micronutrients, and potentially phytotoxic metallic elements. Administered by broadcasting at four rates each, the formulations consisted of an organic amendment derived from municipal biosolids; a controlled release fertilizer containing urea, ammoniacal, and nitrate N sources; and two conventional fertilizers with one featuring urea as the predominant N form while the other delivered ammoniacal and nitrate forms. None of the formulations induced seedling mortality regardless of application rate, but the controlled release fertilizer and the conventional urea-based formulation were the most stimulatory overall, with intermediate rates of both proving most advantageous among those tested. Foliar analysis revealed that enhanced N and P nutrition, which was otherwise severely impacted by soil infertility, possibly along with that of K, probably accounted for most of the growth stimulation by the amendments, but an accessory role may have been attributable to reduced concentrations of potentially phytotoxic metallic elements, principally Mn but possibly including Fe, Cu, and Al, for which soil levels were all exceedingly elevated. With careful selection of formulation and application rate, post-planting broadcast fertilization can enhance growth and nutrition of Jeffrey pine on degraded substrates. These results provide a more complete understanding of the benefits that judicious fertilization can impart to young forest stands on surface mines and other harsh sites.

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“…Acid sulfate soils may arise from parent material containing pyrite associated with coal deposits, exposed to oxygen and undergoing pyrite oxidation that releases strong acid and residual sulfate (Rice and Herman 2012 ). In lignite mining areas, high sulfur content (above 0.1% S) in soils is usually connected with pyrites and marcasites (Katzur and Haubold-Rosar 1996 ; Pietsh 1996 ). Pyrite weathering increases rapidly, resulting in extremely low pH values amounting to 1.7–3.5 (Katzur and Liebner 1998 ).…”

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Chemistry of Sulfur-Contaminated Soil Substrate from a Former Frasch Extraction Method Sulfur Mine Leachate with Various Forms of Litter in a Controlled Experiment

Likus‐Cieślik

Pietrzykowski

Chodak

2018

Water Air Soil Pollut

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The impact of tree litter on soil chemistry leachate and sulfurous substrates of mine soils from former Jeziórko sulfur mine was investigated. Composites were used: soil substrate (less contaminated at mean 5090 mg kg−1 S or high contaminated at 42,500 mg kg−1 S) + birch or pine litter and control substrate (no litter). The composites were rinsed with distilled water over 12 weeks. In the obtained leachate, pH, EC, dissolved organic carbon, N, Ca, Mg, Al, and S were determined. Physicochemical parameters of the substrates and their basal respiration rate were determined. Rinsing and litter application lowered sulfur concentration in high contamination substrates. Pine litter application decreased EC and increased pH of the low-contaminated substrate. The substrate pH remained at low phytotoxic level (i.e., below 3.0), resulting in the low biological activity of the composites. Birch litter application increased leaching of N and Mg, indicating the possibility of an intensification of soil-forming processes in contaminated sites.

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Recolonization and development of vegetation on mine spoils following brown coal mining in Lusatia

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Soil organic matter, C and N accumulation during natural succession and reclamation in an opencast sand quarry (southern Poland)

Soil organic matter, C and N accumulation during natural succession and reclamation in an opencast sand quarry (southern Poland)

Post-Planting Fertilization as a Reforestation Aid on a Sulfurous, Semiarid Surface Mine

Chemistry of Sulfur-Contaminated Soil Substrate from a Former Frasch Extraction Method Sulfur Mine Leachate with Various Forms of Litter in a Controlled Experiment

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