Taxonomic and functional diversity along successional stages on post-coalmine spoil heaps

Taxonomic and functional diversity along successional stages on post-coalmine spoil heaps

Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel in Europe, but the excavation of hard coal has covered large areas with disposed rock waste, and turned the natural habitats into disturbed novel ecosystems with harsh conditions differ in time and space. To examine the spontaneous complex successional gradient,...

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Main Authors: Jawdat Bakr, Agnieszka Kompała-Bąba, Wojciech Bierza, Damian Chmura, Agnieszka Hutniczak, Agnieszka Błońska, Teresa Nowak, Franco Magurno, Andrzej M. Jagodziński, Gabriela Woźniak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
abiotic factors
plant functional traits
community weighted mean
novel ecosystems
soil respiration
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1412631/full

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