Landscape functionality of plant communities in the Impala Platinum mining area, Rustenburg

The Norite Koppies Bushveld vegetation type boasts a distinctive and contrasting topography and species composition easily distinguished from that of surrounding areas. A phytosociological study was done on the leased mining area of the Impala Platinum Mining Company north of Rustenburg in the North-West Province. Similar norite koppies, situated west of the Norite Koppies Bushveld vegetation, and not yet mapped by Mucina Rutherford (2006), were identified in the study area and phytosociologically described. Six plant communities and two subcommunities were identified. Multivariate statistical analyses (correspondence analyses) confirmed that the species composition of these areas corresponds with and does therefore form part of the Norite Koppies Bushveld vegetation type as described by Mucina Rutherford (2006). Some of these communities contain Boscia albitrunca, a protected plant species, and should therefore be considered as areas with conservation value.

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Native Plant Communities in an Abandoned Pb-Zn Mining Area of Northern Spain: Implications for Phytoremediation and Germplasm Preservation

International Journal of Phytoremediation ◽

10.1080/15226511003753946 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 256-270 ◽

Cited By ~ 62

Author(s):

O. Barrutia ◽

U. Artetxe ◽

A. Hernández ◽

J. M. Olano ◽

J. I. García-Plazaola ◽

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Keyword(s):

Plant Communities ◽

Mining Area ◽

Native Plant ◽

Northern Spain ◽

Germplasm Preservation

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THE EFFECT OF HEAVY METALS ON PLANT COMMUNITIES DISTRIBUTION IN AN ABANDONEND MINING AREA (NORTHEAST-ALGERIA)

Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences ◽

10.26471/cjees/2018/013/004 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 37-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Amel LEHOUT ◽

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Nabil CHARCHAR ◽

Heidar NOURINE ◽

Hani BOUYAHMED

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Plant Communities ◽

Mining Area

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The Application of Artificial Mussels in Conjunction with Transplanted Bivalves to Assess Elemental Exposure in a Platinum Mining Area

Water ◽

10.3390/w12010032 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 32 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marelize Labuschagne ◽

Victor Wepener ◽

Milen Nachev ◽

Sonja Zimmermann ◽

Bernd Sures ◽

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Keyword(s):

Passive Sampling ◽

Mining Area ◽

Aquatic Environments ◽

Limited Information ◽

Indicator Organisms ◽

Sampling Device ◽

Clam Corbicula ◽

Platinum Mining ◽

Holistic Assessment ◽

Passive Sampling Device

There is increasing evidence that platinum group elements (PGE) are pollutants of emerging concern worldwide. Limited information exists on levels, particularly in regions where PGEs are mined. A passive sampling device (i.e., the artificial mussel (AM)) and transplanted indicator organisms (i.e., the freshwater clam Corbicula fluminalis africana) were deployed along a PGE mining gradient in the Hex River, South Africa, and concentrations of As, Cd, Co, Cr, Ni, Pb, Pt, V, and Zn were determined after six weeks of exposure. Results showed differential uptake patterns for Pt, Cr, and Ni between the AMs and clams indicating availability differences. For monitoring purposes, a combination of AMs and indicator organisms provides a more holistic assessment of element exposure in aquatic environments.

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