The main aim of this study is to present the role of anthropogenic habitats created by the remnants of old iron ore mining activities in preserving the ancient woodland plant species (AWS). The studies, which took place in 2010–2015, covered 30 former post-mining fields in the northern foreland of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (SE Poland). Each field contains the remnants of old iron ore mining – gob piles and the areas not transformed by mining, which surround the heaps. Within each post-mining fields, two lists (on gob piles and in their surroundings) covering the AWS were prepared. Additionally, two substrate samples were taken – one from the randomly selected gob pile, and one from the non-transformed site. The relationships between the numbers of AWS and selected environmental variables were analysed by statistical methods. It was found that the difference in the number of AWS characteristic of the
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1 September 2018
Former Iron Mining Sites as Habitat Islands for Ancient Woodland Plant Species
Monika Podgórska
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Polish Journal of Ecology
Vol. 66 • No. 3
September 2018
Vol. 66 • No. 3
September 2018
forests
former mining
iron ore deposits
natural rock outcrops
pH
vascular plants