Figure 6
From: Novel ecosystems created by coal mines in central Queensland’s Bowen Basin
Changes in groundcover species abundance at Rolleston mine. (a) 2007 rehabilitated spoil covered with 0.2 m black soil plus application of NPK fertiliser at 100 kg/ha, (b) 2008 rehabilitated spoil covered with 0.2 m black soil plus application of NPK fertiliser at 100 kg/ha, and (c) a 2007 trial site covered in directly placed 0.3 m black soil where buffel was omitted from seed mix and no fertiliser was added.