Offsite effects of mining on the frequency and abundance of five understorey plant species in western Québec (Canada)
| العنوان: | Offsite effects of mining on the frequency and abundance of five understorey plant species in western Québec (Canada) |
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| المؤلفون: | Rémi Boisvert, Xiangbo Yin, Nicole J. Fenton |
| المصدر: | Botany. 99:449-455 |
| بيانات النشر: | Canadian Science Publishing, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0106 biological sciences, Disturbance (geology), Ecology, Taiga, Plant community, Plant Science, Understory, 010501 environmental sciences, Biology, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Mining industry, Abundance (ecology), Botany, Plant species, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| الوصف: | Although the mining industry provides minerals and metals to the global market and represents important economic opportunities, it also constitutes a major anthropogenic disturbance in the ecosystems where it takes place. However, little is known about its offsite impacts on plant communities. We assessed the frequency and the abundance of five common boreal understorey plant species (Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb., Cornus canadensis L., Linnaea borealis L., Lysimachia borealis (Raf.) U.Manns & Anderb., and Maianthemum canadense Desf.) at different distances around six mines in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec (Québec). Frequency and (or) abundance of Coptis trifolia and M. canadense decreased near mines, suggesting that they might be sensitive to the loss of forest cover, particle deposition, and soil contamination induced by mining. Conversely, the frequency and abundance of Cornus canadensis increased near active mines, which indicates its resilience to the stress caused by mines and its ability to exploit the niche space left by more sensitive species. No effects on Linnaea borealis and Lysimachia borealis were observed. Our study suggests the possible presence of offsite impacts of mines on plant communities. Further studies considering enigmatic impacts should be conducted in order to develop our understanding of the broader environmental footprint of mining activity. |
| تدمد: | 1916-2804 1916-2790 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::eef62bd517c68144a2accd0c322cce2d https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2020-0158 |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........eef62bd517c68144a2accd0c322cce2d |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19162804 19162790 |
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