Standardized procedures for planting vegetation on completed sanitary landfills

Gilman, Edward F.; Flower, Franklin B.; Leone, Ida D.

doi:10.1016/0734-242x(85)90147-8

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“…Judging by their sizes, approximately half of the recruiting plants were recent seedlings, and this roughly translates to an eight-fold lower rate of annual recruitment on the unplanted site. Another comparison was afforded by an experimental woodland planted in 1976 on part of the Edgeboro Landfill, East Brunswick, New Jersey (Gilman et al 1985). By 1990, this plantation had been invaded by a great many new trees, shrubs, and vines--mostly native, berry-bearing species, from nearby riparian forest remnants (Robinson et al 1992).…”

Section: Comparisons With Other Landfill Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forest Restoration on a Closed Landfill: Rapid Addition of New Species by Bird Dispersal

Robinson

Handel

1993

Conservation Biology

170

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Urban areas often contain sizeable pockets of degraded lamg such as inactive landfill~ that could be reclaimed as wildlife habitat and as connecting links to enhance remnant natural area£ In the northeastern U.S., many such lands fail to undergo natural succession to woodlaru~ instead retaining a weedy, herbaceous cover for many year~ We hypothesize that seed dispersal is a limiting factor, and that a form of secondary succession could be stimulated by introducing clusters of trees and shrubs to attract avian seed dlsperser~ As a direct tesg we censused a 1.5-ha experimental plantation on the Fresh Kills Landfill (Staten Island, New York) one year after installation, in search of evidence that the plantation was spreading or increasing in dimity. The 17planted specie~ many from coastal scrub forests native to this region, were surviving well but contributed almost no seedlings to the area~ in part because only 2096 of the installed trees or shrubs were reprodactiv~ Of the 1079 woody seedlings foun~ 95 96 came from sources outside the plantatior~, most ( 71 ~6 ) were from fleshy-fruttea~ bird-dispersed plants from nearby woodland fringes. Although the restoration planting itself had not begun to produce seedling~ it did function as a site for attracting dlsperser~ who enriched the young community with 20 new specie~ One-fourth of ail new recruits were from nine additional wind-dispersed specie~ Locations with a high ratio of trees to shrubs had proportionately more recruit& indicating that plant size contributed to disperser attractiorL The density of new recruits of each species was dependent on distance from the nearest potential seed source. Introducing native species with the capacity to attract avian dispersers may be the key to success of many restoration program.~ Restablecimiento del bosque en una clausura: Rdpida adici6n de especies por aves dispersoras Resumen: Areas urbanas usualmente contienen nucleos aislados de tama~o conslderabl~ de tierras degradadas, como vertederos pt~blicos inactivos que pueden ser reclamados como hdbitat para vlda silvestr~ y como vlnculos de conecci6n para ampllar dreas naturales remanente~ En el Noreste de Estados Unidos muchas de estas tierras fracasan en el proceso natural de sucesiOn hacla bosque~ en vez retienen pot muchos a~os una cubierta h~qadcea de maleza£ Nuestra hip6tesis es que la dispersi6n de las semillas es un factor limitante. Una forma de sucesi6n secundat~ puede ser simulada introduciendo conglomerados de drboles y arbusto& para atrear aves dispersoras de semillax Como test dtrecto nosotros sensamos 1.5-ha de una plantaci6n experi. mental en el vertedero p~blico de "'Fresh Kills" (Staten Island, New York) un a~o despuds de la instalaci6n, en la bt~squeda de evtdencia que demuestre que la plantaci6n fue dispersada o increment6 en diverslda~ Las 17 especiesplantada~ muchas de arbustos costeros nativos de la regi6n, sobrevivieron bien, pero, prdcticament¢ no contribuyeron en semiilas en el dreag en parte porque s6lamente el 2096 de los drboles o arbustos instala...

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Section: Comparisons With Other Landfill Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forest Restoration on a Closed Landfill: Rapid Addition of New Species by Bird Dispersal

Robinson

Handel

1993

Conservation Biology

170

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“…Landfill gas in the root zone frequently results in a change in plant condition (Gilman et al 1985, Leone et al 1977, Arthur et al 1981, Hewitt & McRae 1985, Hill 1985, Roberts 1985, Stonell 1985, Carpenter 1986, Parsons & Smith 1986, Spreull & Cullum 1987, Tankard 1987, and DoE 1989. However, as with any biological system, the relationship between plant health and landfill gas is invariably complex (Fig.…”

Section: Effects Of Landfill Gas On Vegetationmentioning

confidence: 98%

Remote Sensing To Assess Landfill Gas Migration

Jones

Elgy

1994

Waste Manag Res

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Remote sensing is proposed as a useful technique for monitoring landfill sites for gas migration. Landfill gas has the potential to migrate from the site boundaries and cause damage. It is also spatially and temporally very difficult to monitor. The presence of landfill gas in the root zone causes signs of stress to be visible within the vegetation, the stress generally taking the form of chlorosis or dieback. This, in turn, may result in a change in spectral response of the vegetation. Airborne thematic map data and low cost video imagery are proposed as techniques to obtain imagery in order to classify sites according to vegetation stress. A comparison between the efficiency and costs of the two sources of imagery is made. Two case studies are summarized and the economics of the methodology discussed. It is recommended that remote sensing is used in conjunction with soil and geological maps to identify areas of high landfill gas concentration and that this is combined with traditional field measurements to gain a better spatial and temporal understanding of gas migration.

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“…Incorporate soil amendments into the topsoil cover material to increase the content of the organic matter (20,21). Humus, peat moss, manure, compost, leaf mulch or MOE approved sewage sludge can be used.…”

Section: Manualmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The concentration of gas contamination is not necessarily uniform over the site (21) or over time (26).…”

Section: Leachate Seepsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Manual for establishing vegetation on landfills in Ontario / prepared for Ontario Ministry of the Environment ; prepared by Gartner Lee Limited. --

1990

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This report was prepared for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment as part of a Ministry funded project. The views and ideas expressed in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Ministry of the Environment, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use. The Ministry, however, encourages the distribution of information and strongly supports technology transfer and diffusion. Any person who wishes to republish part or all of this report should apply for permission to do so to the Research and Technology Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment,

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Standardized procedures for planting vegetation on completed sanitary landfills

Cited by 13 publications

References 1 publication

Forest Restoration on a Closed Landfill: Rapid Addition of New Species by Bird Dispersal

Forest Restoration on a Closed Landfill: Rapid Addition of New Species by Bird Dispersal

Remote Sensing To Assess Landfill Gas Migration

Manual for establishing vegetation on landfills in Ontario / prepared for Ontario Ministry of the Environment ; prepared by Gartner Lee Limited. --

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