Plant diversity and species composition in relation to soil enzymatic activity in the novel ecosystems of urban–industrial landscapes

W Bierza, J Czarnecka, A Błońska, A Kompała-Bąba… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The primary producers and processes of matter and energy flow, reflected by the soil
enzyme activity, are the basics of all ecosystem functioning processes. This paper reviews …

The role of plants and soil properties in the enzyme activities of substrates on hard coal mine spoil heaps

A Kompała-Bąba, W Bierza, E Sierka, A Błońska… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge about biotic (plant species diversity, biomass) and/or abiotic
(physicochemical substrate parameters) factors that determine enzyme activity and …

Mapping annual land disturbance and reclamation in a surface coal mining region using google earth engine and the landtrendr algorithm: A case study of the shengli …

W Xiao, X Deng, T He, W Chen - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development and utilization of mining resources are basic requirements for social and
economic development. Both open-pit mining and underground mining have impacts on …

The effect of plant diversity and soil properties on soil microbial biomass and activity in a novel ecosystem

W Bierza, G Woźniak, A Kompała-Bąba, F Magurno… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant–microbial relations have not yet been fully disclosed in natural or seminatural
ecosystems, nor in novel ecosystems developing spontaneously on post-coal mine heaps …

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

J Bakr, A Kompała-Bąba, W Bierza… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
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 …

The Inhibitory Tendency of Calamagrostis epigejos and Solidago spp. Depends on the Successional Stage in Postindustrial Vegetation

QA Anibaba, MK Dyderski, G Woźniak… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In spontaneously vegetated postindustrial areas, we have limited knowledge of whether the
known inhibitory tendencies of herbaceous species—Calamagrostis epigejos and Solidago …

Nature-Based Management of Lawns—Enhancing Biodiversity in Urban Green Infrastructure

J Winkler, G Pasternak, W Sas, E Hurajová, E Koda… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Urban green areas have multifunctional benefits that may mitigate unfavorable health and
ecological effects. Green areas represent important biodiversity hideouts in anthropogenic …

How important are the relations between vegetation diversity and bacterial functional diversity for the functioning of novel ecosystems?

G Woźniak, M Malicka, J Kasztowski, Ł Radosz… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Understanding ecosystem development of post-mining areas requires observing the
development of the plant and microbial communities. It is widely known that mutual …

Facilitating early boreal forest succession on waste rock using Ramial Chipped Wood mulch: A five-year study

S Taurines, M Guittonny, A Séguin - Forest Ecology and Management, 2024 - Elsevier
After a mine is closed, waste rock storage areas must be revegetated to facilitate the return
of ecosystem services and meet legal and social expectations. The restoration of forest …

Reforestation improves vegetation coverage and biomass, but not spatial structure, on semi-arid mine dumps

Y Yang, J Tang, Y Zhang, S Zhang, Y Zhou, H Hou… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Modern mine rehabilitation aims at thorough restoration of an ecosystem with emphasis on
not only land area covered by vegetation but also the structure and function of that …