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| Title: | Carbon sequestration through plant reclamation in mined-out land : A Case Study |
| Authors: | Singh, Raj Shekhar
Tripathi, Nimisha |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | The present study was aimed to evaluate the carbon
sequestration potential of naturally and artificially revegetated reclaimed
mine spoils.
Carbon sequestration potential was measured in both types of
mine spoils in terms of total plant biomass and microbial biomass carbon. It
was
observed that the artificially revegetated mine spoils have
great potential to restore mineral contents, plant biomass and microbial
biomass
carbon, which increases along an age gradient of revegetated
mine spoil and is comparatively higher than the naturally revegetated mine
spoils.
It was calculated through extrapolation that the organic
carbon and plant biomass of an artificially revegetated mine spoil will reach
the level
of a native forest ecosystem in 26 and 34 years, respectively. |
| Page(s): | 85-88 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-2412 (Online); 0771-7706 (Print) |
| Source: | BVAAP Vol.19(1) [June 2011]
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