Surface mining caused multiple ecosystem service losses in China

Xiang, Hengxing; Wang, Zongming; Mao, Dehua; Zhang, Jian; Zhao, Dan; Zeng, Yuan; Wu, Bingfang

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112618

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“…Many studies have shown that changes in land cover driven by urbanization contribute greatly to spatial and temporal changes in ESs [12,33,41,42]. The influences brought about by urbanization not only reflected the urban-rural gradient changes, but also presented a spatial spill over effect [36]. In this study, we also found that rapid and extensive changes in land cover from rural to urban area in Changchun led to a remarkable influence on the spatial distribution of ESs.…”

Section: Typical Impact Of Urban Expansion On Ess In Changchunsupporting

confidence: 63%

“…where WR is the total amount of water retention, P i means annual precipitation (mm), R i indicates the surface runoff (mm), AET i represents annual actual evapotranspiration (mm), A i is area (km 2 ) of the ecosystems defined by land cover types, α is average surface runoff coefficient collected from the published research results in this area [36], i is the index of ecosystem types, and j denotes the total number of ecosystem types. Precipitation data were calculated using meteorological data from CMDSSS (http://data.cma.cn, accessed on 15 April 2021).…”

Section: Water Retention Servicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Spatial–Temporal Impacts of Urban Sprawl on Ecosystem Services: Implications for Urban Planning in the Process of Rapid Urbanization

Suoerdahan

Zhenyu

et al. 2021

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Rapid urbanization drives land cover change, affecting urban ecosystems and inducing serious environmental issues. The study region of Changchun, China was divided into three urbanization categories according to different urbanization levels and the characteristics of urban sprawl and changes and relationships between typical ecosystem services (ESs) under rapid urbanization were analysed. The results showed that Changchun has undergone considerable urban expansion since 2000, which has significantly impacted all ESs in terms of spatial and temporal heterogeneity. Habitat suitability and crop yield have relatively stronger service capacity in the study area. Since the expansion of large-scale infrastructures, the mean ES values of developed urban areas are the lowest among the three zones, except for water retention and sandstorm prevention in 2015, when the balance between all services decreased. Over the past 16 years, habitat suitability in developing urban areas has decreased to a large extent due to urban sprawl. Because of the improvement in agricultural science and technology, crop yield in three regions increased, while the area of cropland reduced from 1720 km2 to 1560 km2 (9.3%). Synergies between habitat suitability and carbon storage and habitat suitability and soil retention were detected in three areas. A trade-off between habitat suitability and water retention was detected in three areas. The interactions between crop yield and carbon storage, habitat suitability, and soil retention were more complex in this study region. In addition to water retention, urbanization index has a negative correlation with ESs. According to the results, some suggestions to alleviate ES loss during the process of rapid urbanization were proposed, which may guide scientific urban planning for sustainable urban development.

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Section: Typical Impact Of Urban Expansion On Ess In Changchunsupporting

confidence: 63%

Section: Water Retention Servicementioning

confidence: 99%

Spatial–Temporal Impacts of Urban Sprawl on Ecosystem Services: Implications for Urban Planning in the Process of Rapid Urbanization

Suoerdahan

Zhenyu

et al. 2021

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“…They face existential threat as >50% of these forests have already been destroyed by human disturbance, including mining (Brancalion et al, 2019). Inspite of causing extensive land degradation and tropical rainforest losses in many countries, mining had been overlooked in the past, as it was not considered as a risk for global deforestation (Ahmed et al, 2021; Alvarez‐Berríos & Aide, 2015; Kinda & Thiombiano, 2021; Maus et al, 2020; Sonter et al, 2017; Xiang et al, 2021). A constantly increasing global demand for minerals (e.g., rare‐earth elements, bauxite, coral, limestone, and gold) is likely to escalate the deforestation rates of tropical rainforest (Alvarez‐Berríos & Aide, 2015; Ranjan, 2019).…”

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Soil fungal community is more sensitive than bacterial to mining and reforestation in a tropical rainforest

Zhang

Pandey

et al. 2023

Land Degrad Dev

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Mining is a major threat for tropical rainforests as it induces rapid land degradation. Reforestation of mined areas is important to mitigate degradation and biodiversity losses. Microbial diversity, which serve as a good indicator of environmental perturbations, is crucial for reforestation and ecosystem functioning. Yet, limited information is available on how it is influenced by mining. We investigated the bacterial and fungal taxonomic alpha (richness and abundance) and beta diversities (Bray–Curtis dissimilarities (BCD)), root traits and nutrients among mined, undisturbed, and reforested soils in a tropical rainforest in Hainan Island (China). Soil organic matter (SOM) content was highly associated with bacterial and fungal abundances, fungal species richness, and BCD. Mining‐led vegetation removal largely reduced the SOM, and it decreased bacterial and fungal abundances, fungal species richness, and BCD. After using mined soil to plant multiple fast‐growing tree species, the root traits functioned at the levels of an original secondary forest, and it quickly recovered SOM. This process restored bacterial and fungal abundance, fungal species richness, and BCD to originally undisturbed levels. We further conclude that (i) soil fungal diversity in tropical rainforest is more sensitive to mining and reforestation than bacterial diversity. This could be attributed to largely reduced/increased SOM resulting from loss/gain in vegetation during mining/reforestation, respectively. (ii) Reduced SOM, after mining and removal of vegetation, has profound negative influences on tropical rainforest. (iii) Use of mined soil as a post‐mining substrate along with fast‐growing tree species ensures the recovery of SOM during reforestation, which alleviates the negative impacts of mining on tropical rainforests.

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“…Open-pit mining is an important activity basic for the development of human society [1,2]; moreover, it occupies an important position in global economic development [3]. At the same time, mining is considered the most destructive anthropogenic activity and affects ecosystems [4], causing damage to both geomorphology and geological structures and leading to habitat loss [5].…”

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Restoration Techniques Applied in Open Mining Area to Improve Agricultural Soil Fertility

Peñaranda Barba,

Alarcón Martínez,

Gómez Lucas

et al. 2023

AgriEngineering

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Open pit mining causes damage in natural and rural regions; that is why soil restoration is necessary in order to recovery soil–plant systems. The application of waste can be a good solution for rehabilitation, and it clearly complies with the circular economy and the zero-waste strategy. This study was carried out in a quarry restoration area in the southeast of Spain, where experimental plots were designed and fertilized with different amendments (commonly used inorganic fertilizer N-K-P, pig slurry, pruning waste and urban solid wastes) with the objective of studying ways to improve the restoration of the soil by using these residues and increase the soil fertility before planting. The treatments applied were evaluated in the short term (two and four months from their addition to topsoil) and medium term (nine months) in order to determine if the restored soils will be adequate for agriculture based on nutrients’ availability. The results showed that in all the treatments, the pH exceeded 8.5 due to the nature of the soil matrix, but after 9 months of the application, in the plots treated with NPK and pig slurry, the pH decreased. In general, with the application of the treatments, soil macro- (N, P, K, Na, Ca and Mg) and micro-nutrients (Fe and Cu) were increased. However, pig slurry and urban solid waste favored N and P, respectively.

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Surface mining caused multiple ecosystem service losses in China

Cited by 33 publications

References 50 publications

Spatial–Temporal Impacts of Urban Sprawl on Ecosystem Services: Implications for Urban Planning in the Process of Rapid Urbanization

Spatial–Temporal Impacts of Urban Sprawl on Ecosystem Services: Implications for Urban Planning in the Process of Rapid Urbanization

Soil fungal community is more sensitive than bacterial to mining and reforestation in a tropical rainforest

Restoration Techniques Applied in Open Mining Area to Improve Agricultural Soil Fertility

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