1- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Field Crops
2- Ataturk University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Field Crops
3- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Agriculture Department of Field Crops , erkovan@ogu.edu.tr
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Mining areas have become a major environmental problem for developing countries due to their undesirable effects of dust pollution and digging operations. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of dust emitted from pumice mining areas on canopy coverage, functional plant groups and seed bank, and growth performance of common plants in areas surrounding mining. Canopy coverage increased with decreasing dust accumulation, while dust led to different effects on functional plant groups and seed bank. The height and the bunch of Festuca ovina L., the dominant plant species, increased with distance from the dust centre. To minimize the negative effect of dust emission on natural environment, it must be reduced by using appropriate technologies during operation.
Article Type:
Original Research |
Subject:
Watershed Management Received: 2021/11/15 | Accepted: 2023/06/11 | Published: 2024/03/31