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Ecological functionality of landscapes with alternative rehabilitations of depleted aggregate sites

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2010

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Corry, R.C., Lafortezza, R., and Brown, R.D., 2010, Ecological functionality of landscapes with alternative rehabilitations of depleted aggregate sites: International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, v. 24, iss. 3, p. 216-232.

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To explore the implications of surrounding landscape context on the ecological effects of rehabilitation, we assessed three alternative ways of rehabilitating depleted Ontario sites with measures of habitat patterns and cumulative costs (landscape resistance). Alternative rehabilitations focused on (a) economics, (b) biodiversity protection and (c) a compromise of economics and biodiversity. We measured the landscape effects of the different rehabilitations within a 10 km radius of several depleted aggregate sites. A cost-surface model showed that the biodiversity protection alternative achieved lower landscape resistance than the other alternatives, and importantly that this effect could extend well beyond the site. Measuring four [...]

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ISSN WECC 1748-0930

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