Ecosystem Transformation (), 3-12

A retrospective analysis of vegetation on the waste rock dump of a Donbass coal mine

Dostovalova D.A. , Glukhov А.Z., Podgorodetsky N.S., Zhukov S.P.

The paper provides a retrospective analysis of vegetation on the waste rock dump of Dimitrov coal mine No. 5-6, Donetsk, DPR. The data on the state of vegetation cover in 1977–2010 and 2011–2024 are taken as a basis, which is methodically justified in evaluating results from the first experimental planting of annual and perennial plants as well as the process of the dump colonization with alien species. A close positive correlation is found between the increase in the number of plant species and duration of the reclamation period, which is reflected in the phytodiversity of the waste rock dump during coal mining in Donbas and contributes to the formation of the dump as an established ecotope.

D. A. Dostovalova
Donetsk Botanical Garden
Prospect Ilyicha St. 110, Donetsk, DPR, 283023 Russia

dasha.dostovalova1997@mail.ru

A. Z. Glukhov
Donetsk Botanical Garden
Prospect Ilyicha St. 110, Donetsk, DPR, 283023 Russia


N. S. Podgorodetsky
Donbas National Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Derzhavina St. 2, Makeevka, DPR, 286123 Russia


S. P. Zhukov
Donetsk Botanical Garden
Derzhavina St. 2, Makeevka, DPR, 286123 Russia

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