Role of plant dominants on abandoned tailings containment from manganese-ore maining in Chvaletice, Eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic(overview of long-term case studies)

Abstract

During long-term research (almost forty years) of tailings containment in Chvaletice (Eastern Bohemia) were also carried out studies on the role of each plant dominants in succession. This review presents the most interesting results of these studies.

Keywords

• tailings containment
• substrate toxicity
• plant dominants
• vegetation succession
• colonization
• lichens
• bryophytes
• annuals
• grasses
• pioneer tree species
• species diversity