Mining in Ecologically Sensitive L andscapes

Contents

List of contributors

Technical reviewers

Introduction, concepts and challenges

1 Mining in ecologically sensitive landscapes: concepts and challenges

2 Mined land reclamation in the Appalachian coalfields: a case for an ecosystem reclamation approach

3 Hidden costs of mining in ecologically sensitive areas

Endemism in ironstone geosystems

4 Iron geosystems: priority areas for conservation in Brazil

5 Flora and vegetation surveys of the ironstone ranges of the Yilgarn Craton

6 Lessons drawn from iron ore mining in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia

Progress in bauxite mining

7 Mining and ecological restoration in the jarrah forest of Western Australia

8 Recovery of terrestrial orchids in naturale cosystems after severe disturbance

9 The mining-restoration system and ecosystem development following bauxite mining in a biodiverse environment of the seasonally dry tropics of Australia

Ways forward

10 Key values of metallophytes for the minerals industry in Australasia

11 A collaborative approach for mining, environment organisations and Traditional Owners to manage and conserve biodiversity in Australia’s Great Western Woodlands

Index