Nature Conservation 5/2012 — 27. 2. 2013 — Nature and Landscape Management — Print article in pdf
Doležalová J., Vojar J. & Solský M.: Using Natural Succession in Restoration of Areas Affected by Mi
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The authors deal with reasons, why spontaneous vegetation succession has not been more significantly used in restoration practice in the Czech Republic.
At the same time, they propose steps which would strengthen the role of natural succession as an equal alternative to technically oriented reclamation which has been most often implemented yet. The authors also describe main principles for establishing and managing areas left to spontaneous succession, particularly on coal mining spoil heaps. The contribution follows up with the article published in this journal aiming at biological significance of post-mining areas for amphibians (Ochrana přírody, 67, 3, 8-11, 2012). In addition to their own experience from the field, the authors were inspired by the Guidelines for Ecological Restoration of Sites Disturbed by Mining and Industrial Deposits (Řehounek et al.2010) which were developed by scientists, restoration/reclamation experts and State/Public Administration staffs. Based on these general principles, the authors elaborated proposals for practical measure, significant not only from a viewpoint of amphibian conservation.