Post-mining rehabilitation of dunes on the north-east coast of South Africa

• Published in: South African journal of science Vol. 90; no. 2; pp. 69 - 74
• Main Author: Mentis, M.T.&Ellery, W.N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academy of Science for South Africa (ASSAf) 1994
• Subjects: Coastal dunes; Ecological processes; Post-mining rehabilitation; Predominantly native vegetation; Revegetate; Richards Bay; Species richness; St. Lucia Estuary; Succession; South Africa

This article examines a claim by environmentalists that miners revegetate but do not restore natural communities on coastal dunes subject to opencast mining. A test of the claim was conducted under a paradigm of ecological succession. It was supposed that restoring the natural communities required r...