EcologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewed
Plant recruitment six years after the Samarcos tailings-dam disaster: Impacts on species richness and plant growth
André Araújo da Paz, Diego Shimizu Aleixo, Astrid de Oliveira Wittmann…·Ricardo I. Campos
This study assesses plant recruitment and growth six years after a mining dam disaster, finding reduced soil fertility and plant growth in affected areas despite similar seed bank and initial emergence.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0315990