Land Reclamation and the Botanical Significance of Some Former Mining and Manufacturing Sites in Britain
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Environmental Conservation
- Vol. 5 (3) , 223-228
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900006019
Abstract
Whilst major new industrial development sometimes poses a threat to scenic values and ecologically important habitats, it is also evident that industry has contributed significantly to the present-day biological resources of the British Isles. In particular, several former mineral-extraction sites have been maintained and developed specifically for the security and management of wildlife, and now constitute important habitats for the protection and survival of less-common members of the British flora. Several locations have even been successfully defended on biological grounds against proposals to reutilize them for disposing of industrial wastes and domestic refuse.Keywords
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