Restauración en laderas minerasuna oportunidad para estudiar la sucesión ecológica en procesos de pendiente

  1. López-Marcos, D. 1
  2. Turrión Nieves, M.B. 2
  3. Martínez-Ruiz, C. 3
  1. 1 Área de Ecología - Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola - Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales.ETSIIAA de Palencia. Universidad de Valladolid ; Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Gestión Forestal Sostenible UVa - INIA
  2. 2 Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola - Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales.ETSIIAA de Palencia. Universidad de Valladolid ; Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Gestión Forestal Sostenible UVa - INIA
  3. 3 Área de Ecología - Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales.ETSIIAA de Palencia. Universidad de Valladolid ; Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Gestión Forestal Sostenible UVa - INIA
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Journal:
Cuadernos de la Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales

ISSN: 1575-2410,  2386-8368

Year of publication: 2019

Issue: 45

Pages: 107-118

Type: Article

DOI: 10.31167/CSECFV0I45.19480 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Abstract

In the restoration of coal mine slopes, a high edaphic heterogeneity that determines important differences in the plant community is generated. A greater knowledge about the involved ecological processes is essential to guarantee the success of revegetation in degraded environments. This work evaluates the influence of the spatial variability of soil and topographic parameters on the distribution of vegetation on a hillside of a restored coal mine. The steep slope, located in Guardo (Palencia), was hydroseeded in October 2000. In the spring of 2011, six transects were established parallel to the topographic gradient, three in a grassland community and three in a scrubland community. Soils and vegetation were characterized along the topographic gradient. The vegetation is classified by families and by life cycle. A gradient in vegetation distribution was observed in response to altitude, increased water holding capacity and soil thickness, and a decrease in the easily oxidizable carbon / total carbon ratio. The pasture occupied the highest part of the slope and the scrub was in the lowest. The response of the vegetation along the altitudinal gradient was modeled. Woody and leguminous dominated the lower parts of the slope while the higher parts were occupied by grasses and annuals. The results suggest that the design of the hillsides for revegetation should consider the local topographic conditions.

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