(PDF) Impacts of Stone Quarrying on Local Vegetation in Mount …
Results also indicated that though stone-quarrying activities have impacts on ground cover plants, however, they are not the only factor affecting ground cover plants.
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Road‐River Intersections (Bridges) Negatively Affect Plant …
In this study, we showed that the presence of a bridge has a significant impact on species diversity, composition and ecological preferences in road and river plant communities. ... Here we asked: how does the intersection of two types of linear habitats (roads and rivers) affect plant species diversity, composition and ecological attributes ...
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Vegetation cover and biodiversity levels are driven by backfilling
Limestone quarrying can be performed in different spatio-temporal phases, generally from the top to the bottom of slopes over a time span generally exceeding 10 years. ... In contrast, the same environmental factors did not affect the β-diversity of plants and butterflies (Table 2 c and d; Supplementary Material 5). According to the fourth ...
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(PDF) Impact of Quarrying on Ogbere Biodiversity
Moreso, 41% (13 species) are used mainly for medicinal purposes. Plant diversity indices revealed that S4 had the highest diversity value (Simpson's index-0.8371 and Equitability-0.8695); S2 (Shannon-Wienners-2.148 and Margalef-3.641) while S5 had the highest evenness value of 0.8094. ... and loss of feeding fruits because of quarrying. Mammal ...
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Editorial: Plant diversity: the key to ecosystem resilience in a
In a world shaped by climate fluctuations (Ditlevsen et al., 2002), natural disasters and changing human impacts (Benevolenza and DeRigne, 2019), the richness and diversity of plant species within ecosystems are key factors influencing the resilience of the ecosystem.Plants are fundamental species that, at the base of the trophic pyramid, provide food, shelter and …
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An Overview of Plant Diversity
The most common types of plants on earth are angiosperms or blooming plants. This overview looks at plant diversity based on habitat, stem nature, life span, size and nutrition. Table of Contents. Introduction to Plant Diversity; Diversity Based on Habitat; Diversity Based on Habit; Angiosperm Diversity Based on Stem Nature; Diversity Based on Size
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Nitrogen Addition and Heterotroph Exclusion Affected Plant …
(1) Background: Heterotrophs can affect plant biomass and alter species diversity–productivity relationships. However, these studies were conducted in systems with a low nitrogen (N) availability, and it is unclear how heterotroph removal affects the relationship between plant species diversity and productivity in different N habitats.
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(PDF) Effects of stone mining on woody plant species diversity …
The main aim was to assess the impact of quarrying activities on the local ground cover vegetation, mainly grasses and low-lying non-woody herbaceous plants. ... they are not the only factor affecting ground cover plants. More than 80% of the impacts on ground cover plants are caused by factors other than stone quarrying but were not identified ...
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Effects of plant diversity and abiotic factors on the
Plant diversity includes three dimensions: species diversity, functional diversity, and phylogenetic diversity. ... and wood production indicated that ecosystem carbon stocks were the most important single ecosystem function affecting plant growth and development and multifunctionality in arid desert areas. We observed correlations between ...
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Landscape diversity, habitat connectivity, age and size determine …
We studied how wild bee communities in limestone quarries are affected by landscape variables (connectivity to neighbouring dry grasslands, landscape diversity), local …
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Biotic and abiotic factors determine species diversity–productivity
INTRODUCTION. The plant species diversity–productivity relationship (DPR) is known to play an important role in ecosystem functioning (Hector et al. 1999; Tilman et al. 2001; Whittaker and Niering 1975).Given that the rates of species loss are expected to rise with future increases in global temperatures and atmospheric nitrogen deposition (Nogues-Bravo et al. …
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Impacts of rock quarrying on land use and soil environment of a
Quarrying activities may adversely affect the growth and development of these crops, thereby reducing crop yield and production. It has already been proven that stone quarries affect the pigment concentration and productivity of paddy ( Naik et al., 2006 ), grassland degradation ( Balcha and Oyda, 2021 ), woody plant species diversity ( Belay ...
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Effect of quarrying activity on biodiversity: Case study of …
One of the biggest negative impacts of quarrying on the environment is the damage to biodiversity (Anand, 2006). Biodiversity essentially refers to the range of living species, including fish, …
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Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree
Determining the drivers of non-native plant invasions is critical for managing native ecosystems and limiting the spread of invasive species1,2. Tree invasions in particular have been relatively ...
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The Land use Map of the Ebonyi State showing the …
Dust pollution from quarrying operations both on site and on roads affects the local air quality as well as may lead to serious health. The main potential impacts of dust are visual impacts ...
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Shared-role of vegetation types, elevation and soil affecting plant
Here, we investigated the elevation effect on plant beta-, phylogenetic and alpha-diversity patterns in the coastal Atlantic Forest, considering two scenarios: excluding one basal clade (tree ...
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Factors affecting plant diversity during post‐fire recovery and
This study investigates factors affecting plant community diversity following wildfires in fire-prone mediterranean-climate shrublands of southern California. We follow the suggestion of Rosenzweig (1995 ; p. 201) and consider species richness as the clearest measure of species diversity, one that does not confuse other community ...
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Biodiversity protection and ecological restoration of Guilin …
According to statistics, Guilin now has 506 mineral lands of various types, more than 200 quarries alone. A large number of quarries have damaged the soil and rock structure of the land, …
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Mining and quarrying activities tend to favor stress-tolerant plants
We examined the effects of mining and quarrying activities on CSR strategies, species diversity, functional composition (community-weighted mean – CWM), and functional …
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Rural depopulation has reshaped the plant diversity distribution
Human activities and climate change are two major key factors affecting plant diversity. To further explore the impact of human pressure, we used partial correlation analysis and the method of relative contribution rates (for specific methods, see supporting materials) to estimate the influence of human pressure on changes in plant diversity. ...
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Biodiversity protection and ecological restoration of Guilin …
*Corresponding author: 80168391@qq Biodiversity protection and ecological restoration of Guilin Karst quarry Ziliu Qin1, Qiutong Chen1, Xiang Ji1, Shuang Ming1,and Qin Du1,* 1College of Tourism&Landscape Architecture,Guilin University of Technology,Guilin 541006, China Abstract. The abandoned quarry as a witness left by industrial history has greatly damaged the mining area
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Effect of quarrying activity on biodiversity: Case study of …
Unfortunately, quarrying involves several activities that generate significant amounts of noise. The excavation of the mineral itself involves considerable noise, particularly if blasting methods are used. Following this, the use of powered machinery to transport the materials as well as possibly processing plants to crush and grade the
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Impact of Stone Mining on Vegetation and Biodiversity and Its
The loss of vegetation directly impacts the composition and diversity of plant species and promotes loss of habitat (Lindenmayer and Fischer 2013) for rare and endemic plants by disturbing the ecological process, and ultimately it causes far-reaching impacts on the ecosystem as follows. 4.1.2.1 Impacts on Plant Species Composition and Diversity
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Challenges of Quarrying Activities for Sustainable quality Water
According to respondents' responses, quarrying has a significant detrimental impact on a variety of local plants, with vegetables suffering the greatest harm at a 30% response rate, along with ...
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF STONE QUARRYING …
2.6 Loss of Plant Diversity-----30 ... the activity has created environmental impacts, which affect the subjective wellbeing of the s. ... specifically: i) to assess the influence of the impacts of plant diversity loss from stone quarrying on the wellbeing of s within the stone quarrying areas; ii) to determine the influence ...
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Urbanization and plant diversity in urban fringes: Differential
Without measures to protect and promote plant diversity, economic factors have a greater impact on plant diversity. Nevertheless, when PD interacted with NLI or POI, the explanatory power markedly increased. These results indicate that plant diversity in urban fringe areas is influenced by multiple factors.
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The positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on
Plant diversity is positively related with soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in many ecosystems 1,2,3,4,5.The most likely reason for this is that plant diversity positively affects plant ...
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Quarrying and its effect on vegetation cover for a sustainable
Huge vegetal losses caused by unsustainable quarrying practices have limited the role played by vegetation cover in mitigating the global impact of climate change.
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Effects of plant litter diversity on soil enzyme activity and microbial
Aims Plant diversity loss is increasingly recognized to affect ecological functions such as primary productivity and nutrient cycling, yet how the diversity of organic materials derived from plant litter influences soil microbial processes is largely unclear. Methods A laboratory microcosm experiment was conducted to explore the effects of litter species …
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Plant diversity increases the abundance and diversity of soil …
The responses of both soil fauna abundance and diversity increased with the plant species richness in mixtures. Moreover, increased plant diversity effects on soil fauna abundance were more pronounced in old stands. Our results indicate that the loss of plant diversity might cause declines in fauna abundance and diversity over time.
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