Soil recovery of alluvial gold mine spoils in the Peruvian Amazon using Stylosanthes guianensis, a promising cover crop

The Amazon is an important reservoir of biodiversity and carbon but it is under pressure by multiple threats such as artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). In Peru ASGM has degraded 90,000 ha of old growth forest since the eighties, leaving vast areas as wastelands. As most ASGM in the region...

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Main Authors:	Velásquez Ramírez, Manuel Gabriel, Castillo Torres, Dennis del, Guerrero Barrantes, Juan Antonio, Vásquez Bardales, Joel, Thomas, Evert, Cusi Auca, Edgar, Chinen Gushiken, Midori, Muñoz Diaz, Betzy, Russo, Ricardo, Corvera Gomringer, Ronald
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Wiley 2021
Subjects:	plant growth soil analysis alluvial soils cover plants crecimiento de planta análisis del suelo suelo aluvial development
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115589