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Journal articles on the topic "Quarry restoration"

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Prayudyaningsih, Retno. "Soil Mesofauna Response to Cover Crops and Mycorrhizal Inoculated Plantation on Limestone Quarry Revegetation." Jurnal Wasian 3, no. 1 (June 28, 2016): 01. http://dx.doi.org/10.20886/jwas.v3i1.873.

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Cover crops establishment followed by mycorrhizal inoculated tree plantation accelerate limestone quaryy restoration. Soil mesofauna is a useful indicator for assessing biodiversity recovery, as they are sensitive to human disturbance and involved in ecological processes. In this research, soil mesofauna presence used to evaluate limestone quarry restoration by cover crops and mycorrhizal inoculated tree esatblisment. Soil mesofauna are measured using individual density, species diversity, richness and important value. The study was conducted in four types of areas on limestone postmining lands are open areas/natural conditions without planting, cover crop area, non mycorrhizalinoculated plant area and mycorrhizal-inoculated plant area. The result showed The higher individual density, diversity and species richness of soil mesofauna on cover crops and mycorrhizal inoculated plant area than other areas are indicators of limestone quarry restoration rate. Furthermore the presence of Formicidae family that dominated on cover crops and mycorrhizal inoculated plant area, and emergence of Acari group only on mycorrhizal inoculated area also an indicator of limestone quarry restoration.
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Ramsay, W. J. H. "Bulk soil handling for quarry restoration." Soil Use and Management 2, no. 1 (March 1986): 30–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1986.tb00675.x.

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Qin, Ziliu, Qiutong Chen, Xiang Ji, Shuang Ming, and Qin Du. "Biodiversity protection and ecological restoration of Guilin Karst quarry." E3S Web of Conferences 194 (2020): 04025. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202019404025.

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The abandoned quarry as a witness left by industrial history has greatly damaged the mining area and the surrounding ecological environment, causing severe disturbances on the surface, soil erosion and biodiversity decline. Therefore, the ecological restoration of abandoned quarries has become an important focus of ecological restoration. This article summarizes the current situation and distribution characteristics of Guilin karst quarry, and analyses the current problems of ecological restoration in karst quarry. Accordingly, it is proposed that the ecological restoration of the Guilin Karst quarry should focus on the reconstruction of the mining area ecosystem and the protection of biodiversity, and accordingly proposed corresponding restoration proposals.
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Tang, Hui, and Shou Yun Shen. "Landscape Regeneration Strategy of Waste Quarries in Urban Area." Applied Mechanics and Materials 357-360 (August 2013): 2018–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.357-360.2018.

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This article analyzed the abandoned quarrys negative impact on urban landscape and the development of the abandoned quarrys landscape transformation in Western countries and China. Then it constructs the theory, which combine the ecology domain and cultural landscape domain, to work with the damaged ecosystem and to satisfy the new functional requirement of abandoned quarry. This article would take Dakengding, one of abandoned quarries located in Zhongshan city, China, as an example and create quarry landscape regeneration strategy, which involves quarry ecological restoration and human landscape construction. Fund guarantee method for Abandoned quarries landscape transformation in urban area and post-custody are also discussed in this paper.
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Carabassa, V., E. Serra, O. Ortiz, and J. M. Alcaniz. "Sewage Sludge Application Protocol for Quarry Restoration (Catalonia)." Ecological Restoration 28, no. 4 (November 15, 2010): 420–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.3368/er.28.4.420.

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Carabassa, Vicenç, Pau Montero, Josep Maria Alcañiz, and Joan-Cristian Padró. "Soil Erosion Monitoring in Quarry Restoration Using Drones." Minerals 11, no. 9 (August 30, 2021): 949. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min11090949.

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Mining is an essential activity that supports the provision of raw materials. However, the extraction process of mining has deep environmental impacts. For this reason, restoration actions are mandatory, and monitoring is a key step in ensuring the renaturalization of affected areas. Erosion processes are one of the main problems that affect restored areas in extractive activities due to the frequently steep slopes and the difficulty of revegetating the technosols constructed using mining debris. This research aims to develop a method for determining soil losses due to water erosion in mine-restored areas by using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) tools. For the study, images obtained using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in an open pit mine in the process of restoration are used, from which the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the current state of the slopes is obtained (0.10 m spatial resolution). With GIS techniques, ridges of the rills and gullies generated in the slopes are detected, whereby an estimation of a first DEM before the erosive process and a second DEM after the erosive process can be constructed. Each of these DEMs are evaluated individually in order to determine the height differences and estimate the volumetric loss. At the same time, the results are validated with the DEM derived from official mapping agencies’ airborne Lidar data (1.00 m spatial resolution), which yield consistent data in the volumetric quantification of the erosion despite the difference in spatial resolution. In conclusion, the high spatial resolution of drone images facilitated a detailed monitoring of erosive processes, obtaining data from vast and inaccessible slopes that are usually immeasurable with traditional field techniques, and altogether improving the monitoring process of mine restoration.
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Yang, Yueshu, Daxiang Liu, Hai Xiao, Jiangang Chen, Yu Ding, Dong Xia, Zhenyao Xia, and Wennian Xu. "Evaluating the Effect of the Ecological Restoration of Quarry Slopes in Caidian District, Wuhan City." Sustainability 11, no. 23 (November 23, 2019): 6624. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11236624.

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Many measures have been applied to quarry slopes for ecological restoration; however, the performance of these measures has not been clearly evaluated. Thus, research evaluating the effects of the ecological restoration of quarry slopes in Caidian District was carried out to quantify the performance of different ecological restoration methods, to evaluate the effect of ecological restoration projects and to learn the applicability of different restoration technologies in Caidian District. The research can provide a reference for scientific decision-making in the follow-up management of ecological environments in Caidian District. First, the ecological restoration process of quarries in Caidian District was described in detail by visiting the relevant design and construction units. Through observational analysis from the aspects of applicable slope gradient, slope flatness requirements, project cost, the vegetation coverage conditions, the species diversity conditions and construction difficulty, the advantages and disadvantages, as well as the applicability of different ecological restoration technologies were preliminarily clarified. Then, the comprehensive evaluation index system of the ecological restoration effects was established by using the fuzzy AHP method. The ecological restoration effects of each sample plot were evaluated quantitatively based on the data of the evaluation indexes obtained by the field investigation and sampling analysis. Finally, according to the evaluation results, the existing problems in the follow-up management of the ecological restoration of quarry slopes in Caidian District were analyzed, and corresponding countermeasures and suggestions were proposed. The results showed that the quantitative evaluation results obtained by the comprehensive evaluation system of ecological restoration were consistent with the observational analysis results, and the validity of the evaluation system was proven.
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Wilker, Jost, Karsten Rusche, Alexander Benning, Michael A. MacDonald, and Phillip Blaen. "Applying ecosystem benefit valuation to inform quarry restoration planning." Ecosystem Services 20 (August 2016): 44–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.06.003.

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Apostolopoulou, Maria, Vasileios Keramidas, Niki Galanaki, Myrto Kalofonou, Chariklia Skoula, Maria Karoglou, Ekaterini Delegou, et al. "A Study on the Historical Materials of the Apollo Pythios Temple in Rhodes and the Evaluation of Potential Restoration Materials." Heritage 2, no. 1 (March 22, 2019): 988–1022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/heritage2010065.

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The Temple of Apollo Pythios, built in the Hellenistic era (3rd–1st century BC), is located in the ancient Acropolis of Rhodes. It was excavated during the Italian occupation and reconstructed by the Italians in the period 1937–8. The method of the “scenographic” restoration was the “mixed structure” technique using a core of reinforced concrete in combination with new biocalcarenite stones and the integration of very few ancient architectural members. Its proximity to the sea and the corresponding salt decay phenomena, aggravated by the erroneous reconstruction methodology and materials, have further deteriorated its state of preservation. Today, the four columns, epistyle and entablature of the Italian interventions demand immediate restoration actions to ensure the monument’s sustainability. This can only be achieved through a combined study of the performance of potential restoration materials and assessment of their compatibility with the historical materials. In the present study, the characteristics of the Temple’s historical porous stones are presented along with the characteristics of five quarry stones, aiming to evaluate which quarry stone is the most appropriate for use in the upcoming restoration. Restoration mortars are designed and evaluated in respect to both the historical materials and the quarry stones, aiming to select the optimum restoration mortar, which can achieve the required level of performance and compatibility and ensure sustainability of the structure as a whole.
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Park, Jae-Hyeon. "Analysis of Quarrying and Restoration Characteristics on Quarry in Korea." Journal of Korean Forest Society 105, no. 2 (June 30, 2016): 223–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2016.105.2.223.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Quarry restoration"

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Riley, James D. "Restoration of magnesian limestone grassland on former quarry sites." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.246688.

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Tai, Kai-wai Thomas, and 戴繼尉. "Ecological restoration and urban frige park development at Anderson Road Quarry." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42664391.

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Tai, Kai-wai Thomas. "Ecological restoration and urban frige park development at Anderson Road Quarry." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42664391.

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Thesis (M. L. A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009.
Includes special report study entitled: Ecological restoration and tree species selection of quarry. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.
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Roy, Catherine L. "Restoration of A. fasciculatum at Rocky Canyon Granite Quarry, San Luis Obispo, CA." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2009. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/158.

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The objective of this study was to assess the above-ground factors affecting the establishment and recovery of the dominant chaparral shrub Adenostoma fasciculatum (chamise) on the Rocky Canyon granite mine. Attempts to restore the California chaparral have been challenging and few successful efforts have been documented. However, the California chaparral can fully recover from fire in as little as 10-15 years. Factors affecting chamise seedling establishment were tested by planting chamise seed in forty eight 1square meter plots managed to test the effects of interspecific competition with native postfire vegetation, post-mining volunteer vegetation, and intraspecific only competition. Plots were managed and observed from December 2004 to May 2006. Half of the 48 plots were summer irrigated throughout the first growing season to test the addition of water on growth and survivability. Nearly all chamise seedlings exposed to competition from either native or non-native vegetation perished within the first summer. Seedlings in plots where interspecific competition was removed experienced significantly higher germination and higher survival. Seedlings in the irrigated plots with competition removed, grew on average 18cm taller and had 27% more coverage per plot than non-irrigated with competition removed. They were also 4 times more likely to survive. The results of this study clearly show that chamise seedlings are not strong competitors when exposed to either native herbaceous post-fire vegetation or non-native weedy vegetation. Restoration of chamise at Rocky Canyon will require removal of all competing species during the first year of establishment. Irrigation is not required for successful germination and establishment but will result in higher survival and faster growth.
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Jimenez, Alberto Jr. "Restoration criteria on dolomite quarries on "Sierra de Mijas" mountain range." Thesis, Halmstad University, School of Business and Engineering (SET), 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-958.

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There are many dolomitic outcrops at Rondean sector (into the biogeographical Betic Province). Most of them, involve floral richness and vegetal endemic species due to its calcareous origin. These diverse organisms build peculiar plant communities. They can survive in extreme conditions as drought and high levels of Mg2+ cation. Many studies pronounce that these communities are unique, so they have to be conserved, and some of these plant communities are in the Habitats Directive 92/43 EC.

38% of the dolomitic outcrops can be affected by mining processes. Those particularly affected are dolomitic outcrops located in the mountains range of “Sierra Blanca” and “Sierra de Mijas”. Nowadays, there are 21 quarries in these mountains and they occupy more than 409 Ha. We have studied 11 dolomite quarries and surroundings on “Sierra de Mijas”. There is one vegetation serie on these areas (Rhamno oleoidis-Querco rotundifoliae sigmetum. Dolomitic section), knowing the plant communities we could draw with a Geographical Information System (GIS) the polygons where they are. And using the modified Botanic Value Index equation (Nieto et al., 1999) we could calculate the botanical value of these polygons. After that, we could establish a classification of the study area from the point of view of conservation interest, and we could set up new restoration criteria on these lands.

We have found that approximately the 53 % of the studied area has a high botanic value. There are many endemic taxa in the studied area and 4 species exclusive of the “Sierra de Mijas” mountain range. 90 % of the present communities are included in the Habitats Directive 92/43 CE, and three of the communities are exclusive of the studied area. This is the reason why these quarries have to be restored with a sustainable criteria.

Current restoration plans try to reforest with the climax vegetation (Quercus rotundifolia) or different species of pines (used in several previous reforestations). However, to restore a quarry these plans should include, in addition, other factors such as soil depth, structure of vegetal communities, botanic value, etc. And the Reforest Models of Valle (2004) propose sustainable restoration that could be usefull in the dolomite quarries of “Sierra de Mijas” mountain range.

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Carvalho, Carolina Maria Coelho de Almeida. "Evaluation of an ecosystem service in restored quarry areas: pollination." Master's thesis, Universidade de Évora, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/27832.

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Ecological restoration allows for accelerated recovery of a degraded ecosystem’s biodiversity, function, and ability to provide ecosystem services. However, the issues of when active restoration is necessary and how restoration effectiveness should be measured are still subject to considerable debate. Here we evaluate plant-pollinator networks in actively and passively restored quarries, comparing structure and composition to a natural area representing the reference ecosystem, to determine which restoration approach holds higher effectiveness on the rehabilitation of this ecological process. We found that while both approaches allowed for the restoration of pollination function, active restoration allowed for faster recovery. Nevertheless, the distinct strategies generated key structural vegetation differences, which influenced distinct pollinator communities providing the service in different areas. These results support the idea that restoration might be attained by distinct biological communities, and that both composition and function should be taken into account when evaluating restoration outcomes; RESUMO: O restauro ecológico permite acelerar a recuperação da biodiversidade, função e serviços de um ecossistema degradado. No entanto, existe bastante debate sobre as situações em que é realmente necessário o restauro ativo e como deve ser avaliado. Neste estudo, avaliamos redes plantapolinizador em pedreiras restauradas ativamente e passivamente, comparando a sua estrutura e composição com uma área natural que representa o ecossistema de referência, para determinar a abordagem mais eficiente na reabilitação da polinização. Verificámos que, apesar de ambas permitirem o restauro desta função, o restauro ativo permite uma recuperação mais rápida. No entanto, estratégias distintas geraram diferenças estruturais na vegetação, o que influenciou o estabelecimento de comunidades de polinizadores distintas a polinizar as diferentes áreas. Estes resultados apoiam a ideia de que o restauro pode ser atingido com comunidades biológicas distintas, e que a composição e a função devem ambas ser tidas em conta na avaliação do restauro ecológico.
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GILARDELLI, FEDERICA. "Vegetation dynamics and restoration trials in limestone quarries: the botticino case study (Brescia, Italy)." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10281/42003.

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Background. All over the world, the naturalistic restoration of abandoned quarry areas represents a real challenge because of the very adverse initial site conditions for plant species colonization. In order to identify the best restoration practices, the present thesis considered, as a case study, the “Botticino extractive basin” (Lombardy, Italy), that is today the second greatest Italian extractive basin and it is famous worldwide for the limestone extraction. In particular, the thesis proposes a multidisciplinary approach based on the study of the local vegetation dynamics, laboratory tests, plant selection for restoration and field experiments to test different restoration techniques. Methods. Spontaneous vegetation dynamics over the whole extractive basin was studied by an ecological approach through 108 plots, that were carried out on surfaces whose “disused time” from quarry abandonment was known; data were analysed by cluster analysis and Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) and compared to the available data on grassland and woodlands related to the study area. We identified successional phases according to the trend of the most common species whose cover significantly increases or decreases with time. To assess the influence of geomorphological heterogeneity on vegetation succession, we studied morphology and ecology of plant species growing on the following three main geomorphological quarry surfaces: artificial cliffs, dump deposits and quarry platforms; data were subjected to statistical analysis (contingency tables) and CCA. Since any restoration project should ensure the soil stabilisation of quarry dump deposits, the contribution of herbaceous root systems to limit superficial movements was studied by calculating the root cohesion of three herbaceous species with different types of root systems (Anthyllis vulneraria, Bromus erectus and Stachys recta). To this aim, we made 421 tensile strength tests by the Stable Micro System TA Hd Plus apparatus and we collected root traits by means of image analysis and the software Winrhizo. In the view of field experiments regarding quarry restoration projects, we carried out some preliminary tests and analysis, such as: a) germination tests on some common species characterizing the local vegetation succession; b) planning the structure and the species composition of the tree layer by using natural woodlands as reference model; c) collection and characterization of the hayseed coming from a “donor grassland” close to the Botticino extractive basin. We performed field experiments in an apposite site of about 600 m2 (consisting in three terraces almost horizontal) selected on a fully exploited quarry inside the Botticino extractive basin. Topsoil showed a clayey texture and some physical (e.g. limited soil depth, high stoniness) and chemical (very alkaline pH, low availability of nutrients) limitations. We tested three different restoration methods: 1) terrace A: hydroseeding of hayseed and plantation of shrub and trees; 2) terrace B: traditional hydroseeding of a commercial seeds mixture and plantation of shrub and trees; 3) terrace C: only plantation of shrub and trees without herb layer. In the tree layer of the three terraces, 98 individuals per terrace were planted (main species: Quercus pubescens, Fraxinus ornus, Cotinus coggygria, Ostrya carpinifolia). One year after the experiment, we collected vegetation data by means of 3 x 3 m plots in which we measured some species traits, e.g. species cover, mean plant height of the herbaceous layers, number of dead individuals; in addition we collected further species traits for each species in four subplot (20 x 20 cm): e.g. number of individuals, cover, maximum plant height. Data were subjected to CCA and compared to reference sites, i.e. the “donor grassland” and a quarry area spontaneously revegetated. Main results. Sinchronic analysis of vegetation allowed to identify 10 plant communities and to assigned them to 5 successional phases: a) pioneer phase (0-2 years from abandonment), b) early phase (3-10 years), c) intermediate phase (11-22 years), d) later phase (23-44 years) and e) advanced phase (>44 years). B. erectus showed the highest value of root cohesion thanks to the high volume of the root system and to the high root tensile strength. Moreover, the selection of herbaceous species should also take into account that root tensile strength strongly decreased with root diameter according to a potential curve and that, as for root volume, it is species-specific. As regards restoration trials, terrace C showed the lowest vegetation cover (15%), plant height and biomass production (16.33 g/m2). Terrace B showed the highest herbaceous plant height (100 cm) and biomass production (355.23 g/m2), although determined only by 6 species (with a clear dominance of Lolium perenne). On the other hand, terrace A showed similar plant height (93.3 cm), but lower biomass production (190.19 g/m2) and a much higher number of species (16), anyway lower than those on the donor grassland (28). As concerns the number of dead tree and shrub in the experimental site, for each single species we recorded the greatest number of dead plants on the terrace B (74.49%), while 18.37% of plants died on terrace A, and only 4.08% on terrace C. Discussion and Conclusion. The succession in the quarry area was partially similar to a primary one and was affected by environmental factors (e.g. stoniness, slope) immediately after the pioneer phase, so that different types of vegetation community grew on different morphological surfaces at the same time. In particular, dump deposits resulted similar to platforms for ecological features and dominant species traits, while artificial cliffs differed significantly, being mostly affected by rockiness and slope. Considering the time needed for the spontaneous vegetation succession and the cost of restoration interventions, human efforts are recommended on dump deposits and platforms. Results also highlighted that the use of species belonging to the Poaceae family (or/and with a fasciculated root system) are recommended for their attitude to stabilize superficial soil layers.The planting of shrub and tree followed by the sowing of hayseed could be a suitable method to ensure a successful restoration. In this way the death of shrub and trees due to the plant competition with the herb layer is avoided and suitable biodiversity levels are ensured. The present thesis provides a procedure for the restoration of calcareous quarries that can be applied on large scale, directing human efforts to reduce the economic costs for restoration.
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Wilkin, Katherine M. "MIMICKING FIRE FOR POST-MINING RESTORATION SUCCESS." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2009. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/157.

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This study is based at Rocky Canyon Quarry (RCQ), a 200-acre granite aggregate open-pit quarry with chaparral-dominated plant communities located in San Luis Obispo County, CA. At RCQ, the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) of 1975 was interpreted as restoring the landscape to native plant communities. Native plant community restoration projects have occurred there since 1993 through cooperation with California Polytechnic State University Biology Department in San Luis Obispo, CA. I evaluated past restoration at RCQ and researched new techniques to improve chaparral restoration based on the natural processes of fire. Chaparral is an important fire-dominated plant community within the California Floristic Province, which covers about seven percent of California. Typically during a fire, heat immediately acts on Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamise) seeds/m2 in the soil seed bank. Smoke also reaches seeds on and near the soil surface. Chemical effects of fire, such as smoke and charcoal, are deposited on the soil surface and leach into the seed bank after fall rains. In nature, this results in enhanced germination of the seeds and the beginning of chaparral post-fire succession. Fire effects, both heat and chemical, have been supported to increase seed germination in numerous laboratory and field studies. I sought to utilize natural fire cues, such as heat, charate, and liquid smoke, to develop successful and efficient restoration prescriptions. The most successful restoration technique developed utilized Wright’s Liquid Smoke and heat to increase seed germination of Adenostoma fasciculatum (Chamise), Ceanothus cuneatus (California lilac), and Salvia mellifera (Black Sage) significantly. A new restoration prescription for RCQ based on literature reviews and the above mentioned research is presented.
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Aloupie, Maria-Stella. "A review of the history of restoration ecology of degraded semi-natural agro-ecosystems : case study of the Woburn Sands Fuller's Earth Quarry." Thesis, University of Reading, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553018.

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While the agricultural surplus in Europe has left us with a legacy of abandoned or set-aside land and efforts have been made to even reduce its high input-induced fertility, so that competition (mainly by grass) is reduced and broad leaved species (e.g. wildflowers) can establish, restoration legislation has long been requiring that post industrial land is returned to society by developers, after use, in its productive (in agricultural terms) previous state. Relatively recently, this has been challenged by new generation ecologists, who, however, base their arguments on previously established ecological principles, which had not yet found their way to materialize into practice, due to a general culture that saw high fertility as a self-evident goal. It is thus now proposed that instead of trying to make post- industrial land fertile as the rest of biodiversity-impoverished green fields, it is better that land use possibilities are expanded towards different end-"uses", which would comprise more diverse habitats and land uses. Trees, especially conifers, are usually better tolerators of harsh post-industrial land conditions, and have been used extensively in restoration. Broadleaved tree species and wildflower species have been employed in restoration too. Is there scope to retain their systematic use in restoration? If so, in order for those plants to establish successfully, some initial inputs may be necessary, so that disturbed or damaged nutrient cycles start functioning, and, at the same time, some initial grass-leguminous mixtures are often recommended to be sown, so that erosion is prevented. The concern, in this case, is to find what these inputs' levels must be, so that erosion control is achieved, without the development of overwhelming vegetation and fertility, because if this happens, certain sown or naturally colonizing species will prevail at the expense of species that are more valuable from a biodiversity point of view. The Woburn Sands Fuller's Earth Quarry in Aspley Heath (Bedfordshire,1994- 1998) was seen as a valuable terrain to study plant growth and survival in three spoil substrates with different vegetation. Substrates used exhibited typical spoil characteristics, lacking construction, nutrients, organic matter, water retention capacity etc. Additional bioassays with Woburn Sands substrates and also with sand, were done at the University of Reading Grounds and Glasshouses. As well as surveying soil characteristics and present vegetation and its evolvement during four consequent years, several plant forms (sycamore and alder seedlings and saplings, grasses, clover and wildflowers), namely regular protagonists in restoration projects, were screened for performance in the three substrates (which might -or might not- represent different successional stages on post industrial land, dominated by woody leguminous species - broom and gorse), and a calibration was sought for minimum nutrient inputs, so that the above goals of a) induction of nutrient cycles and b) discouragement of excessive fertility build-up (leading to competition and species loss), are served. Plant nutrients (N, P, K ) and lime were used in sub-optimal to near optimal levels (in agricultural terms) in multi-factorial bioassays, and thresholds were sought for, in which, nutrient actions and interactions were observed to promote or reverse the process of plant survival and I or growth: gradual nutrient increase was often observed to induce or inhibit plant survival and growth responses disproportionately, after a critical dosage threshold. In the field and in mixtures, such observations were examined through the framework of possible competition (notably by grasses) and facilitation manifestation. Spoils heterogeneity and 'immaturity', can produce inconsistent bioassay results. Thus, the amount of labour etc input in such studies hardly ever corresponds to the number of interpretable, let alone publishable, findings. Also, since this study concerned only one region, results cannot be generalised, but only help to knowledge built-up. While some thresholds have been detected, and some insights have emerged concerning the actual scope of planting what we plant on harsh substrates, further study is needed to clarify this work's findings towards a broader framework. In this work, there has also been an effort to place restoration into a broader historical, aesthetic, sociological, ethical and scientific context, relating it to issues of British Landscape conservation etc. The discourse of a palette of views amongst laypeople, concerned parties, politicians and scientists about restoration and conservation was also explored.
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Marques, Cátia Sofia Gomes. "Cidades criativas - projectar em áreas abandonadas ou deprimidas para reestruturação social cultural e económica." Master's thesis, Faculdade de Arquitetura de Lisboa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5983.

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Tese de Mestrado em Arquitectura com Especialização em Planeamento Urbano e Territorial.
As pedreiras são fenómenos singulares ilustrativos das relações entre o homem e os valores do território. São paisagens exclusivas, identitárias da cultura das regiões em que se inserem, tal como dos recursos endógenos do meio, e neste sentido afirmam-se como fenómenos singulares pelo que devem ser defendidas e preservadas. Estas paisagens pela sua própria natureza e dimensões, na ausência de tratamento ambiental e paisagístico, podem repercutir-se pejorativamente. A não sustentabilidade das actividades extractivas impõem um limite ao seu desenvolvimento. Pelo que, após as explorações, a recuperação da área afectada é um imperativo legislativo. Assegurando o equilíbrio ecológico e a qualidade paisagística do local. As mesmas características e especificidades das pedreiras que incitam ao prejuízo atribuem, por outro lado, um carácter excepcional a estas paisagens. As áreas extractivas após o término da sua função genérica podem representar a oportunidade de serem reconvertidas em novos valores. A reabilitação de uma pedreira pode perpetuar o propósito útil do espaço, valorizando as especificidade da paisagem e a sua competitividade. A sua reconversão em novos atractivos pode beneficiando a região e da população e, simultaneamente, assegurar o equilíbrio e qualidade do meio e da paisagem.
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Books on the topic "Quarry restoration"

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Levine, Joseph M. Between the ancients and the moderns: Baroque culture in Restoration England. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999.

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Falcicchio, Nunzio. Il quadro dell'Assunta di Altamura: Storia · culto · iconografia · restauro. Bari: Mario Adda editore, 2022.

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Buono, Ciro. Il complesso Toledo in Pozzuoli: Storia e conservazione di un sito monumentale nel quadro delle trasformazioni ambientali. Napoli: Giannini, 2007.

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Magnolia, Scudieri, De Rosa Stefano, and Florentia mater (Organization), eds. Una chiesa, un popolo, un quadro: Restauro della Crocifissione in Santa Margherita a Saletta di Fiesole. Firenze: Polistampa, 2002.

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Stefania, De Rosa, and Scudieri Magnolia, eds. Una chiesa, un popolo, un quadro: Restauro della Crocifissione in Santa Margherita a Saletta di Fiesole. Firenze: Polistampa, 2002.

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Farci, Ida. La Chiesa di Sant'Agata a Quartu Sant'Elena: Rilettura dopo il restauro. Cagliari [Italy]: Stef, 1994.

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Piano per il centro storico di Prato: Il quadro conoscitivo, le linee guida della riqualificazione urbana, progetti e strategie. Firenze: Polistampa, 2009.

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Il sisma e la guerra: Interventi di ricostruzione sulla città violata : quadro storico. Roma: Edizioni Quasar, 2021.

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Sweet, Erik James. Jones Quarry restoration. 1994.

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Francesco, Pecoraro, ed. Esquilino: Storia, trasformazione, progetto : le analisi, le ricerche ed i programmi per le aree di Termini e piazza Vittorio, elementi per un piano quadro. [Roma]: Palombi, 1986.

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Book chapters on the topic "Quarry restoration"

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Werner, C., A. S. Clemente, P. M. Correia, P. Lino, C. Máguas, A. I. Correia, and O. Correia. "Restoration of Disturbed Areas in the Mediterranean — a Case Study in a Limestone Quarry." In Sustainable Land Use in Deserts, 368–76. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59560-8_39.

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Dong, Shuning, Wanfang Zhou, Qisheng Liu, Hao Wang, and Yadong Ji. "Technologies in Sealing Massive Karst Conduits in Restoration of a Flooded Open Pit Quarry in West Virginia, United States." In Professional Practice in Earth Sciences, 315–28. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67059-7_7.

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Krein, G. "Chiral-symmetry restoration in clustered hadronic matter." In Refereed and selected contributions from International Conference on Quark Nuclear Physics, 511–13. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09712-0_88.

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Merkela, H. "Erratum to: Chiral-symmetry restoration in clustered hadronic matter." In Refereed and selected contributions from International Conference on Quark Nuclear Physics, 573. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09712-0_109.

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Ruivo, M. C., P. Costa, and C. A. de Sousa. "Behavior of the topological susceptibility at finite T and μ and signs of restoration of chiral symmetries." In The IVth International Conference on Quarks and Nuclear Physics, 465–67. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72516-9_100.

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Riley, J., D. Rimmer, and D. Brignall. "Restoration of a magnesian limestone grassland community on former quarry sites." In Land Reclamation - Extending Boundaries. Taylor & Francis, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781439833698.ch34.

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Adembri, Benedetta, Luca Cipriani, and Filippo Fantini. "The Maritime Theatre at Hadrian's Villa and Its Decoration." In Conservation, Restoration, and Analysis of Architectural and Archaeological Heritage, 225–55. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7555-9.ch010.

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Maritime Theatre is one of the most iconic buildings of Hadrian's Villa (UNESCO site since 1999). This circular-shaped “domus” is characterized by one of the most obvious aspects of Hadrianic architectural production, namely the alternation of curved and straight lines applied to designing both plans and elevations. Mixtilinear features caught the interest of architects from the Renaissance to present day, becoming inspiration as well as a sort of “quarry” for noble families and antiquarians. Complex entablatures designed by Hadrian's architects have been systematically removed and reused starting from Middle Ages with the consequence of having several fragments scattered in private and public collections all over Europe. Through a systematic digital survey of remaining structures as well as of removed elements, a 3D analytical model was exploited in order to include all the “digitally gathered” elements and for deepening the knowledge of this emblematic mixtilinear architecture.
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"Marine Artificial Reef Research and Development: Integrating Fisheries Management Objectives." In Marine Artificial Reef Research and Development: Integrating Fisheries Management Objectives, edited by Daniel J. Pondella, Jonathan P. Williams, Chelsea M. Williams, Jeremy T. Claisse, and David Witting. American Fisheries Society, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781934874516.ch10.

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<em>Abstract</em>.—The subtidal rocky reefs that surround the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, California, USA are subject to multiple anthropogenic impacts, including many (at least partially) human-induced landslides over the past half century, which have resulted in chronic sedimentation (e.g., reef burial and scour) and associated turbidity effects along a major stretch of this coastline. The amount of rocky reef habitat has significantly decreased; as such, determining the optimum technique for restoring this lost habitat is the focus of this study. Over the past decade, we mapped and intensively surveyed the nearshore physical and biological characteristics both inside this impacted area and in surrounding reference areas that contain extensive rocky reef habitat with established kelp forests. Notable among all survey locations is a relatively high-relief (~5 m) area of reef within the sediment impacted area that consistently has the highest fish biomass density among anywhere on the peninsula. The high structural relief prevents sediment accumulation, scour, and subsequent reef burial, and this reef ultimately served as the example for the design of sets of quarry rock reef “blocks” that together form the proposed restoration reef. Our primary objective was to use the 63,500 metric tons of quarry rock the budget would allow us to create the most productive habitat by restoring the natural reef environment while balancing scientific study design considerations (i.e., replicated reef components at multiple spatial scales) with maximizing the potential for an effective restoration effort across the range of important species and overall kelp forest biodiversity. To meet this objective, we considered multiple criteria that incorporated engineering specifications and biological performance and were informed by the scientific literature and results of natural and artificial reef surveys in this region. Ultimately, the design incorporated heterogeneity at multiple spatial scales while attempting to maximize high relief components, surface area to volume ratio, perimeter, ecotones, and small-scale current flow features and nutrient flux and while being consistent with the size of natural reefs along the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Further, placement and spacing of individual reef blocks (i.e., 2 × 48 m heterogeneous quarry rock reefs) included space for sand channels between blocks to permit sediment transport and create sand/rock ecotone habitats while remaining close enough to each other and existing natural reefs to maintain biological connectivity. Reef blocks were also located at the depth (15–20 m) where the most productive reef habitat in the region was observed. Finally, we discuss a proposed pre- and post-construction monitoring program and additional studies that could be performed that would leverage the replicated elements in the restoration reef design to inform future reef restoration programs.
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Arenas-Lago, D., A. Rodríguez-Seijo, L. Andrade Couce, and F. Alonso Vega. "A Multianalytical Approach for the Assessment of Toxic Element Distribution in Soils From Mine and Quarry Areas." In Assessment, Restoration and Reclamation of Mining Influenced Soils, 33–62. Elsevier, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-809588-1.00002-5.

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Li, Shengdong, Zhikui Liu, Lei Wang, Ying Xiong, Yongxiong Xie, and Bingyan Huang. "Selection of Dominant Moss Species for Ecological Restoration of Abandoned Mines – A Case Study of Tieshan Quarry in Qixing District, Guilin, China." In Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering. IOS Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/atde221002.

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The local dominant mosses were used to study the revegetation of the high and steep slope of the open-pit mine. Based on the improved Line Intercept Method (LIM), the rapid screening of dominant pioneer mosses for mine reforestation was carried out and the impact of habitat on the development of wild mosses was preliminarily explored. The results showed that 6 species of mosses belonging to 5 families were found in the representative plots, and Barbula unguiculata was the dominant species among the pioneer mosses. The important values of mosses were as follows: Barbula unguiculata > Brachymenium exile > Haplocladium microphyllum > Amblystegium serpens,> Sematophyllum subpinnatum > Thuidium glaucinoides. Altitude, temperature and humidity are important factors affecting the development of wild Barbula unguiculata. The improved LIM was applied in field experiment to obtain and quickly screen dominant moss, this method was also of great significance to other research areas. It is a development direction for mine regreening engineering to select superior local moss species suitable for the regional environment as the re greening seed source.
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Conference papers on the topic "Quarry restoration"

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Wang, Qiong, Zaiyuan Gu, and Lianbi Zhou. "Study on the Soil and Plant Community Characteristics at an Early Ecological Restoration Stage in an Abandoned Quarry." In 2016 2nd International Conference on Advances in Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering (AEECE 2016). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/aeece-16.2016.10.

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Iritani, Takumi, Guido Cossu, and Shoji Hashimoto. "Partial restoration of chiral symmetry inside hadrons." In XITH CONFERENCE ON QUARK CONFINEMENT AND HADRON SPECTRUM. AIP Publishing LLC, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4938718.

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Glozman, L. Ya. "Restoration of QCD classical symmetries in excited hadrons." In QUARK CONFINEMENT AND THE HADRON SPECTRUM VII: 7th Conference on Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum - QCHS7. AIP, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2714344.

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Elobaid, Elnaim, Bruno Welter Giraldes, Hamad Al-Kuwari, Jassim Al-Khayat, Fadhil Sadooni, and Ekhlas Elbary. "Towards Sustainable Management of Coastal and Offshore Islands in Arabian Gulf Typology: Sensitivity Analysis, Ecological Risk Assessment of Halul and Al-Alyia Islands." In Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition. Qatar University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2021.0035.

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The great majority of marine ecosystems in Qatar are in fast decline and nearing collapse, where most ecosystem has lost the biological and economic functionality. Aiming to support the decision makers in the management and restoration strategies for recovering the biological and economic functionality of the ecosystems/natural resources of Qatar, we conducted 1) a typology mapping of the main components of the ecosystem of two islands, 2) a sensitivity and vulnerability assessment according to the known guidelines and standards. Highlighting the potential ecological risk and required recommendations for sustainable management plans, within the frame of Qatar National Vision 2030 (QNV 2030). The Islands present different anthropogenic pressure. As expected, Al Alyia the coastal Island is under real risk, with critical areas of sensibility but still presenting a potential for recovering its economy and ecological functionality, highlighting the collapsed stage of the very sensitive coral reefs, the vulnerability of oyster beds and seagrass and the functionality of the mangrove (expanding) and Sabha with massive birds nesting. The offshore Island Halul presented in the typology mapping the coral reefs as the main ecosystem but with the presence of seagrass, algae bed, sandy beach, and Sabha. The coral reef still presents a certain functionality, with corals covering several hard substrates, however with high sensitivity and high vulnerability, especially the coral in the shallow areas with scattered colonies, and the vulnerable nesting of marine turtles on beaches. As the management, we recommend increasing the restoration effort of targeted ecosystems, mainly involving coral reefs for increasing the marine biodiversity in general and restoring the oyster beds for recovering the filtration service. Strategies must be made for recovering the ecosystems’ functionality and restore the productivity of the Qatari fishing stock. We recommend applying this mapping method and sensitivity classification for all marine areas around Qatar for supporting the management plans.
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Gómez Nicola, Ángel, Jacobo Ruiz de Elvira, Andrea Vioque-Rodríguez, and Silvia Ferreres-Solé. "Chiral and $U(1)_A$ restoration: Ward Identities and effective theories." In XIII Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum. Trieste, Italy: Sissa Medialab, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.336.0153.

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Marczenko, Michal, David Blaschke, Krzysztof Redlich, and Chihiro Sasaki. "Chiral symmetry restoration by parity doubling and the structure of neutron stars." In XIII Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum. Trieste, Italy: Sissa Medialab, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.336.0212.

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Rodriguez-Quintero, Josè, Adnan Bashir, and Alfredo Raya. "Dynamical quarks effects on the gluon propagation and chiral symmetry restoration." In From quarks and gluons to hadronic matter: A bridge too far? Trieste, Italy: Sissa Medialab, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.193.0037.

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Schröck, Mario. "Chiral restoration of the momentum space quark propagator through Dirac low-mode truncation." In Xth Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum. Trieste, Italy: Sissa Medialab, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.171.0080.

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Vioque-Rodríguez, Andrea, and Ángel Gómez Nicola. "The role of the thermal $f_0(500)$ or sigma in chiral symmetry restoration." In XIII Quark Confinement and the Hadron Spectrum. Trieste, Italy: Sissa Medialab, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.22323/1.336.0263.

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Leupold, Stefan. "Weinberg sum rules, four-quark condensates and chiral symmetry restoration." In PARTICLES AND NUCLEI: Seventeenth Internatinal Conference on Particles and Nuclei. AIP, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2220223.

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Reports on the topic "Quarry restoration"

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Van Lonkhuyzen, R. A. Floodplain/wetlands assessment for the borrow areas for the restoration of the Weldon Spring Quarry, Weldon Spring Site, Missouri. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), December 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/750796.

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