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A Review of the Concepts and Application of Rehabilitation Following Heavy Mineral Dune Mining |
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| Authors: | R A Lubke and A M Avis |
| Institution: | a Department of Botany, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa b Coastal and Environmental Services, P.O. Box 934, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa |
| Abstract: | Dune mining has had an enormous impact in some coastal regions. This paper reviews: the concepts of rehabilitation, restoration and revegetation as applied to dune mining for heavy minerals, the basic principles of dune rehabilitation, some case studies of rehabilitation and its success, the methods for measuring the success of rehabilitation, the process of producing a dune rehabilitation plan, and makes recommendations for pilot studies and guidelines for the implementation of the rehabilitation plan. Studies in Australia and South Africa in particular, provide successful models to draw upon in formulating the criteria and principles discussed in this paper. |
| Keywords: | restoration rehabilitation revegetation reclamation heavy minerals dune mining beaches dunes wetlands soil fauna and flora |
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