Topsoil depth influences the recovery of rupestrian grasslands degraded by mining

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo Vol. 45
• Main Authors: Lina Andrade Lobo Rezende, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Ramon de Paula Braga, Luiz Eduardo Dias, Vanessa Matos Gomes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 01.01.2021
• Subjects: campo rupestre; canga; diferential survival; ecological restoration; flora rescue

ABSTRACT Close association of iron mining and ferruginous rupestrian grassland places this ecosystem in a special condition of vulnerability, with a large number of degraded areas requiring restoration. Seedling transplantation and topsoil translocation can be used to recover native vegetation in de...