Relationships between soil properties and species establishment in the restoration of mined soils in the Cerrado biome.
Restoring the ecosystems of the Cerrado biome is challenging considering the diversity of phytophysiognomies present in the biome, some of which are composed of species from different strata (herbaceous, shrubby, and arboreal), which increases the complexity of restructuring the floristic compositio...
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| author | Daniel Alves Vieira Thalles Oliveira Martins Renan Augusto Miranda Matias Pedro Henrique Fernandes Silva Marco Bruno Xavier Valadão Pedro Vilela Gondim Barbosa Alcides Gatto José Roberto Rodrigues Pinto Angela Pereira Bussinguer Fabiana Piontekowski Ribeiro |
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| description | Restoring the ecosystems of the Cerrado biome is challenging considering the diversity of phytophysiognomies present in the biome, some of which are composed of species from different strata (herbaceous, shrubby, and arboreal), which increases the complexity of restructuring the floristic composition. Other factors was involved, such as soil quality, which directly influences the success of restoration, water storage, and nutrients, the financial costs, and a slow ecological process, due to the adverse circumstances found in the area. be restored. The strong anthropogenic interventions by mining processes reduce dramatically the physical and nutritional composition of the soil. We studied two restoration areas in Paracatu, Brazil, to examine their edaphic conditions six years after mining activities ceased and relate them to the status of the restoration process. In 2009, a Cerrado restoration were established in an area previously explored for gravel extraction. Plants were sampled and identified in 11 transects along the planting lines. The diameter base (DB) and total height (HT) were measured. The physical/chemical quality of the soil substrate was determined using a collection of samples in open trenches at four types of points: Cerrado (TC); dead plant pits (TM); seedling pits having living individuals of the most abundant species (TT); and those of the second-most abundant species (TE). Cecropia pachystachya Trécul and Tapirira guianensis Aubl. were most abundant and demonstrated the potential to thrive in areas degraded by mining having low mortality rates and growth at relatively DB and HT. The physical quality indicators in the gravel pits were not limiting, indicating that substrate preparation was efficient in this regard. The organic matter content in TM, TT, and TE was low in comparison to that of TC, and the chemical conditions in the TE pit substrates were similar to those in TM pits, suggesting C. pachystachya is a species with good plasticity, whereas T. guianensis is present in pits with higher levels of phosphorus. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67f2eb8ce01a420996c4456d8b7f083c2022-12-22T03:36:39ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011711e027719310.1371/journal.pone.0277193Relationships between soil properties and species establishment in the restoration of mined soils in the Cerrado biome.Daniel Alves VieiraThalles Oliveira MartinsRenan Augusto Miranda MatiasPedro Henrique Fernandes SilvaMarco Bruno Xavier ValadãoPedro Vilela Gondim BarbosaAlcides GattoJosé Roberto Rodrigues PintoAngela Pereira BussinguerFabiana Piontekowski RibeiroRestoring the ecosystems of the Cerrado biome is challenging considering the diversity of phytophysiognomies present in the biome, some of which are composed of species from different strata (herbaceous, shrubby, and arboreal), which increases the complexity of restructuring the floristic composition. Other factors was involved, such as soil quality, which directly influences the success of restoration, water storage, and nutrients, the financial costs, and a slow ecological process, due to the adverse circumstances found in the area. be restored. The strong anthropogenic interventions by mining processes reduce dramatically the physical and nutritional composition of the soil. We studied two restoration areas in Paracatu, Brazil, to examine their edaphic conditions six years after mining activities ceased and relate them to the status of the restoration process. In 2009, a Cerrado restoration were established in an area previously explored for gravel extraction. Plants were sampled and identified in 11 transects along the planting lines. The diameter base (DB) and total height (HT) were measured. The physical/chemical quality of the soil substrate was determined using a collection of samples in open trenches at four types of points: Cerrado (TC); dead plant pits (TM); seedling pits having living individuals of the most abundant species (TT); and those of the second-most abundant species (TE). Cecropia pachystachya Trécul and Tapirira guianensis Aubl. were most abundant and demonstrated the potential to thrive in areas degraded by mining having low mortality rates and growth at relatively DB and HT. The physical quality indicators in the gravel pits were not limiting, indicating that substrate preparation was efficient in this regard. The organic matter content in TM, TT, and TE was low in comparison to that of TC, and the chemical conditions in the TE pit substrates were similar to those in TM pits, suggesting C. pachystachya is a species with good plasticity, whereas T. guianensis is present in pits with higher levels of phosphorus.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277193 |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Alves Vieira Thalles Oliveira Martins Renan Augusto Miranda Matias Pedro Henrique Fernandes Silva Marco Bruno Xavier Valadão Pedro Vilela Gondim Barbosa Alcides Gatto José Roberto Rodrigues Pinto Angela Pereira Bussinguer Fabiana Piontekowski Ribeiro Relationships between soil properties and species establishment in the restoration of mined soils in the Cerrado biome. PLoS ONE |
| title | Relationships between soil properties and species establishment in the restoration of mined soils in the Cerrado biome. |
| title_full | Relationships between soil properties and species establishment in the restoration of mined soils in the Cerrado biome. |
| title_fullStr | Relationships between soil properties and species establishment in the restoration of mined soils in the Cerrado biome. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationships between soil properties and species establishment in the restoration of mined soils in the Cerrado biome. |
| title_short | Relationships between soil properties and species establishment in the restoration of mined soils in the Cerrado biome. |
| title_sort | relationships between soil properties and species establishment in the restoration of mined soils in the cerrado biome |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277193 |
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