Mining in Ecologically Sensitive Landscapes

Content: List of contributors Technical reviewers    Introduction, concepts and challenges    1 Mining in ecologically sensitive landscapes: concepts and challenges Mark Tibbett 2 Mined land reclamation in the Appalachian coalfields: a case for an ecosystem reclamation approach  James A Burger 3 Hidden costs of mining in ecologically sensitive areas Howard D Smith    Endemism in ironstone geosystems    4 Iron geosystems: priority areas for conservation in Brazil Claudia M Jacobi, Flavio F do Carmo, Felipe F do Carmo and Iara C de Campos 5 Flora and vegetation surveys of the ironstone ranges of the Yilgarn Craton Neil Gibson, Rachel Meissner, Adrienne S Markey and Wendy A Thompson 6 Lessons drawn from iron ore mining in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia Robert K Howard    Progress in bauxite mining    7 Mining and ecological restoration in the jarrah forest of Western Australia John M Koch 8 Recovery of terrestrial orchids in natural ecosystems after severe disturbance Margaret Collins and Mark Brundrett 9 The mining-restoration system and ecosystem development following bauxite mining in a biodiverse environment of the seasonally dry tropics of Australia Alister V Spain, Mark Tibbett, Dieter A Hinz, John A Ludwig and David J Tongway    Ways forward    10 Key values of metallophytes for the minerals industry in Australasia Antony van der Ent 11 A collaborative approach for mining, environment organisations and Traditional Owners to manage and conserve biodiversity in Australia\'s Great Western Woodlands Alexander WT Watson, Simon Judd, Wayne O\'Sullivan and James EM Watson    Index