A conservation status index, as an auxiliary tool for the management of cave environments

Donato, Christiane Ramos; Ribeiro, Adauto de Souza; Sousa-Souto, Leandro

doi:10.5038/1827-806x.43.3.8

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“…It is now often acknowledged that there is a greater need for a universal monitoring system for underground sites, in particular those that are frequently visited by tourists: this system seems to be the only one capable of detecting negative changes occurring in underground ecosystems [13]. It can be strongly argued that aeromycology could become instrumental in such monitoring, as it can effi ciently deliver results that demonstrate how the fungal makeup in cave air is affected by the presence of tourists.…”

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Aeromycological Monitoring of Disused Mines in Poland

Pusz¹,

Grzeszczuk²,

Zagożdżon³

et al. 2018

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Aeromycological Monitoring of Disused Mines in Poland

Pusz¹,

Grzeszczuk²,

Zagożdżon³

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Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…podem variar bastante. Sendo assim, a melhor forma de diagnosticar o estado de conservação de uma caverna é por meio de um protocolo mais abrangente, porém de fácil elaboração [34].…”

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Análise de aspectos ecológicos da vegetação como ferramenta indicadora da conservação do entorno de cavernas em Laranjeiras, Sergipe

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O presente estudo propõe a avaliação do estado de conservação do entorno de ambientes cavernícolas utilizando como critérios composição, diversidade, similaridade florística e fitossociologia em um raio de 20 m a partir da entrada de cavernas. Foram analisadas nove áreas de entorno, sendo divididas em duas categorias de acordo com o estágio de sucessão secundária: inicial (n = 7) e tardio (n = 2). Foram registradas 36 espécies, das quais 21 foram classificadas como pioneiras, três como secundárias iniciais e 12 como secundárias tardias. Os fragmentos circundantes de Mata Atlântica encontram-se em sua maioria em estágio sucessional inicial, em contraposição ao estabelecido na legislação vigente. Os resultados deste trabalho poderão subsidiar a implantação de projetos de recuperação da Mata Atlântica existente na área estudada, identificando áreas prioritárias para conservação.

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“…On the other hand, as they are hosted in or near highgrade iron ore mines that are important sources of wealth for the country, criteria have been proposed in order to determine which caves may be suppressed during the mining operations and which ones should to be preserved (e.g. Donato et al, 2014;Auler et al, 2017). Brazilian environmental laws are quite strict, although they leave room for compensation for destruction of low, medium and highly relevant caves.…”

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Physical stability of iron ore caves: geomechanical studies of a shallow underground cave in SE Brazil

Brandi

Sebastião

Ferreira³

et al. 2019

REM, Int. Eng. J.

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Caves hosted in iron formations are attracting considerable interest due to their scientific and environmental value. Some of these caves are located in or near iron ore mine sites, which represent an important source of income to Brazil. However, the Brazilian legislation requires speleological studies that currently have an impact upon ore reserves and environmental licensing processes. The aim of this study was to apply conventional geotechnical empirical approaches to a cave located within the grounds of an iron ore mine in the Iron Quadrangle and validate it with numerical modelling, to ensure the method's applicability to natural caves under mining activity influence. These studies comprised the mapping of structural, geotechnical and geomechanical features of rocks hosting and surrounding the cave and to propose geotechnical domains. Field data collection covered the geotechnical parameters necessary to calculate the characteristic Mining Rock Mass Rating (MRMR) for each geotechnical domain, and to evaluate the stability conditions using the stability index or hydraulic radius of the cave. These geotechnical parameters were then used to calculate the physical parameters used in two-dimensional numerical simulations to verify the good stability conditions of the cave, corroborating the adequacy of Laubscher's diagram. The results of this study, although comprising only one cave, suggest that Laubscher's diagram is applicable for assessing the geotechnical behavior of iron ore caves.

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A conservation status index, as an auxiliary tool for the management of cave environments

Cited by 23 publications

References 7 publications

Aeromycological Monitoring of Disused Mines in Poland

Aeromycological Monitoring of Disused Mines in Poland

Análise de aspectos ecológicos da vegetação como ferramenta indicadora da conservação do entorno de cavernas em Laranjeiras, Sergipe

Physical stability of iron ore caves: geomechanical studies of a shallow underground cave in SE Brazil

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