Role of Post-industrial Sites in Maintaining Species Diversity of Rare, Endangered and Protected Vascular Plant Species on the Example of the Urban-Industrial Landscapes

Bacler-Żbikowska, Barbara; Nowak, Teresa

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“…Most of these species represent the poor oligotrophic, mineral, dry, and wetland habitats. A large body of research on the spontaneous occurrence of species considered rare or endangered in such habitats has been conducted [59,60].…”

Section: Novel Ecosystems Of Post-excavation Sites and Their Environm...mentioning

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Novel Ecosystems in the Urban-Industrial Landscape–Interesting Aspects of Environmental Knowledge Requiring Broadening: A Review

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Human activity is affecting and transforming the natural environment, changing the ecosystem mosaic and natural biogeochemical processes in urban-industrial landscapes. Among the anthropogenic ecosystems, there are many present features of Novel Ecosystems (NE), e.g., the de novo created habitats on post-mineral excavation sites. The biological nature of the functional mechanisms of Novel Ecosystems is mostly unknown. In natural and semi-natural ecosystems, biodiversity is considered as the primary element influencing ecosystem processes and functioning. The preliminary studies conducted on post-mineral excavation sites have shown that, in poor oligotrophic habitats, the species composition of the assembled vascular plants is non-analogous, distinctive, and not found in natural and semi-natural habitats. This paper aims to present the gaps between scientific identification of the biological mechanisms driving ecosystem processes and functioning (including the expanding areas of Novel Ecosystems created de novo). Among the identified gaps, the following issues should be listed. The detailed identification and understanding of the processes and biodiversity-dependent functioning of Novel Ecosystems is crucial for proper environmental management, particularly when facing the challenges of ecological constraints and of global change. The ecology of Novel Ecosystems is a social and economic issue because of the relationships with densely populated urban-industrial areas.

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Section: Novel Ecosystems Of Post-excavation Sites and Their Environm...mentioning

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Novel Ecosystems in the Urban-Industrial Landscape–Interesting Aspects of Environmental Knowledge Requiring Broadening: A Review

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“…Limestone excavation areas are suitable habitats for the growth and development of limestone rock and xerothermic species as well as shade-loving and photophilous (light-loving) species. Water accumulating at the bottom of the excavation contributes to the formation of water reservoirs and such habitats are inhabited by wetland plant species and peat bog vegetation [30].…”

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“…Most of them appear on heaps and sedimentation pools which are also rich in these species. According to Woźniak [8] as well as Bacler-Żbikowska and Nowak [30], the rare, endangered, and protected vascular plant species were recorded on different post-mineral extraction sites. These are the following: Centaurium erythraea subsp.…”

Section: The Plant and Vegetation Diversity Of The Post-extraction Sitesmentioning

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“…In the post-industrial landscape of Silesia (Silesian Upland), Bacler-Żbikowska and Nowak [30] distinguished 7.4% of notable rare, protected, and endangered species in the flora of the Silesia Region. The presence of rare, protected, and endangered species in the Silesian urban-industrial sites provides evidence that the conditions of some urbanindustrial areas, particularly those of post-mineral extraction, are appropriate as refuges and secondary habitats for these species.…”

Section: Novel Habitats Diversity Of Plant Species and Vegetationmentioning

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“…The presence of rare, protected, and endangered species in the Silesian urban-industrial sites provides evidence that the conditions of some urbanindustrial areas, particularly those of post-mineral extraction, are appropriate as refuges and secondary habitats for these species. The open post-mineral extraction poor oligotrophic areas enable the growth, spontaneous colonization, spread, establishment, persistence, and survival of rare, protected, and endangered plant species [30,72].…”

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Post-Extraction Novel Ecosystems Support Plant and Vegetation Diversity in Urban-Industrial Landscapes

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Long-term exploitation of mineral resources has significantly changed the natural environment in urban-industrial landscapes. The changes on the surface of the extraction sites as a consequence of excavation of mineral resources provide specific mineral oligotrophic habitats on which plant species and thus vegetation can establish spontaneously. Some of these sites fulfill the prerequisites of novel ecosystems. This study was conducted on the spontaneous vegetation of post-extraction sites. Lists of species spontaneously covering these sites were prepared based on published data and our own records. This research revealed that species composition and vegetation types vary in time. These post-extraction novel ecosystems are also important for the presence of rare, endangered, and protected species noted in patches of different vegetation types. The variety of habitat conditions provided by these sites facilitates the occurrence of a wide spectrum of plants (both in terms of their socio-ecological origin and their ecological spectrum). This research proves how important these post-extraction novel ecosystems are for supporting plant and vegetation diversity in urban-industrial landscapes. Enhancing the biodiversity significantly increases the ecosystem services delivered by these sites and also the functioning of entire ecosystems. These natural processes on human habitats are essential in urban-industrial ecosystem landscape mosaics.

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Spontaneous Flora on Post‐industrial Metalliferous Sites

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Mišljenović,

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2024

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Post‐Industrial Land

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Role of Post-industrial Sites in Maintaining Species Diversity of Rare, Endangered and Protected Vascular Plant Species on the Example of the Urban-Industrial Landscapes

Cited by 3 publications

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Novel Ecosystems in the Urban-Industrial Landscape–Interesting Aspects of Environmental Knowledge Requiring Broadening: A Review

Novel Ecosystems in the Urban-Industrial Landscape–Interesting Aspects of Environmental Knowledge Requiring Broadening: A Review

Post-Extraction Novel Ecosystems Support Plant and Vegetation Diversity in Urban-Industrial Landscapes

Spontaneous Flora on Post‐industrial Metalliferous Sites

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