To facilitate the development of the basis for the selection of plants for re-vegetating tailings in Zambia, an as sessment of the performance of tree species growing on tailings dams was conducted. The performance of...To facilitate the development of the basis for the selection of plants for re-vegetating tailings in Zambia, an as sessment of the performance of tree species growing on tailings dams was conducted. The performance of species was determined in terms of relative density, frequency and importance value for each species. The study reveals variations in performance of species; for example in terms of importance values, Acacia polyacantha （33.5%）, Toona ciliata （21.4%）, Acacia sieberana （9.9%）, Bauhinia thonningii （9.1%） and Peltophorum africanum （8.3%） were the most dominant species. The dominance of these species on tailings dams demonstrates tolerance to railings dams conditions. The study recommends that emphasis must be placed on these species in re-vegetating tailings dams.展开更多
文摘To facilitate the development of the basis for the selection of plants for re-vegetating tailings in Zambia, an as sessment of the performance of tree species growing on tailings dams was conducted. The performance of species was determined in terms of relative density, frequency and importance value for each species. The study reveals variations in performance of species; for example in terms of importance values, Acacia polyacantha （33.5%）, Toona ciliata （21.4%）, Acacia sieberana （9.9%）, Bauhinia thonningii （9.1%） and Peltophorum africanum （8.3%） were the most dominant species. The dominance of these species on tailings dams demonstrates tolerance to railings dams conditions. The study recommends that emphasis must be placed on these species in re-vegetating tailings dams.
