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Using phytostabilisation to conserve threatened endemic species in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

hal.structure.identifierUniversité de Liège - Gembloux
dc.contributor.authorBOISSON, Sylvain
hal.structure.identifierDepartment of Biosystem Engineering (BioSE), Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
dc.contributor.authorSÉLECK, Maxime
hal.structure.identifierBiodiversité, Gènes & Communautés [BioGeCo]
dc.contributor.authorLE STRADIC, Soizig
dc.contributor.authorCOLLIGNON, Julien
hal.structure.identifierUniversité de Liège
hal.structure.identifierGembloux Agro-Bio Tech [Gembloux]
dc.contributor.authorGARIN, Olivier
hal.structure.identifierDept Forest Nat & Landscape, Biodivers & Landscape Unit
dc.contributor.authorMALAISSE, François
dc.contributor.authorSHUTCHA, Mylor Ngoy
hal.structure.identifierUniversité de Liège
dc.contributor.authorMAHY, Grégory
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-26T02:01:35Z
dc.date.available2024-07-26T02:01:35Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-02
dc.identifier.issn0912-3814
dc.identifier.urihttps://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/201088
dc.description.abstractEnAbstract Outcrops in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are recognized as some of the largest copper–cobalt orebodies in the world. They support a unique vegetation with nearly 600 metallophytes that include rare and endemic species. Mineral exploitation has increased considerably in the region since the 1900s, affecting both environmental and public health. Phytostabilisation of polluted areas represents an opportunity to decrease the bioavailability of heavy metals in the highly polluted soils that result from ore extraction. Such a technique has been successfully implemented near Lubumbashi with the grass Microchloa altera . However, long‐term maintenance requires a good understanding of interspecific relationships, such as competition and facilitation. This study tested the establishment success of four herbaceous species from the Katangan Copperbelt by assessing the potential role of Microchloa altera as a nurse species. Two annual and two perennial species were sown in an experiment designed to study the influence of soil amendment and vegetation cover on seedling emergence, growth, and survival. These variables were monitored during the vegetation growing season as well as resprouting success for perennials. Microchloa altera showed a distinct effect on the emergence and survival of annual and perennial species and negatively affected the growth of individuals belonging to both groups of species.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEcological Society of Japan
dc.title.enUsing phytostabilisation to conserve threatened endemic species in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
dc.typeArticle de revue
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11284-018-1604-2
dc.subject.halSciences de l'environnement
bordeaux.journalEcological Research
bordeaux.page789-798
bordeaux.volume33
bordeaux.hal.laboratoriesBioGeCo (Biodiversité Gènes & Communautés) - UMR 1202*
bordeaux.issue4
bordeaux.institutionUniversité de Bordeaux
bordeaux.institutionINRAE
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhal-04662092
hal.version1
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//hal-04662092v1
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