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Erkovan S, Severoglu S, Gullap M K, Erkovan H, Koc A. Changes in the Vegetation Properties Depending on the Distance to an Industrial Facility: Example of Pumice Mining Dust. JAST 2024; 26 (4) :819-831
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Changes in the Vegetation Properties Depending on the Distance to an Industrial Facility: Example of Pumice Mining Dust
S. Erkovan1 , S. Severoglu2 , M. K. Gullap2 , H. Erkovan * 3, A. Koc1
1- Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey.
2- Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Turkey.
3- Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey. , 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 the 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 center. Dust emission on natural environment must be reduced by using appropriate technologies during operation to minimize its negative effects.
Keywords: Environmental problems, Growing properties, Mining areas, Seed bank
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Article Type: Original Research | Subject: Watershed Management
Received: 2021/11/15 | Accepted: 2023/06/11 | Published: 2024/03/31
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