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Jiang K, Yang K, Dong X, Chen X, Peng L, Gu X. Extraction of vegetation disturbance range using aboveground biomass estimated from Sentinel-2 imagery in coal mining areas with high groundwater table. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-34456-7. [PMID: 39052114 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34456-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Coal mining in regions characterized by high groundwater table markedly predisposes to surface subsidence and water accumulation, thereby engendering substantial harm to surface vegetation, soil, and hydrological resources. Developing effective methods to extract surface disturbance information aids in quantitatively assessing the comprehensive impacts of coal mining on land, ecology, and society. Due to the shortcomings of traditional indicators in reflecting mining disturbance, vegetation aboveground biomass (AGB) is introduced as the primary indicator for extracting the mining disturbance range. Taking the Huaibei Coal Base as an example, Sentinel-2 MSI imagery is firstly used to calculate spectral factors and vegetation indices. Multiple machine learning algorithms are coupled to perform remote sensing estimation and spatial inversion of vegetation AGB based on measured samples of vegetation AGB. Secondly, an Orientation Distance-AGB (OD-AGB) curve is constructed outward from the center of subsidence water areas (SWA), with the Boltzmann function used for curve fitting. According to the location of the inflection point of the curve, the boundary points of vegetation disturbance are identified, and then the disturbance range is divided. The results show that (1) the TV-SVM model, utilizing total variables and support vector machine, achieves the highest estimation accuracy, with σMAE and σRMSE values of 208.47 g/m2 and 290.19 g/m2, respectively, for the validation set. (2) Thirty-six effective disturbance areas, totaling 29.89 km2, are identified; the Boltzmann function provides a good fit for the OD-AGB curve, with an R2 exceeding 0.8 for typical disturbance areas. (3) Analysis of general statistical laws indicates that disturbance distance conforms to the general characteristics of normal distribution, exhibiting boundedness and directional heterogeneity. The research is expected to provide scientific guidance for hierarchical zoning management, land reclamation, and ecological restoration in coal mining areas with high groundwater table.
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- Kegui Jiang
- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- General Defense Geological Survey Department, Huaibei Mining Co., Ltd., Huaibei, 235000, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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Li Q, Li F, Guo J, Guo L, Wang S, Zhang Y, Li M, Zhang C. The Synergistic Effect of Topographic Factors and Vegetation Indices on the Underground Coal Mine Utilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Remote Sensing. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:3759. [PMID: 36834465 PMCID: PMC9964143 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Understanding the synergistic effect between topography and vegetation in the underground coal mine is of great significance for the ecological restoration and sustainable development of mining areas. This paper took advantage of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing to obtain high-precision topographic factors (i.e., digital elevation model (DEM), slope, and aspect) in the Shangwan Coal Mine. Then, a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) was calculated utilizing Landsat images from 2017 to 2021, and the NDVI with the same spatial resolution as the slope and aspect was acquired by down-sampling. Finally, the synergistic effect of topography and vegetation in the underground mining area was revealed by dividing the topography obtained using high-precision data into 21 types. The results show that: (1) the vegetation cover was dominated by "slightly low-VC", "medium-VC", and "slightly high-VC" in the study area, and there was a positive correlation between the slope and NDVI when the slope was more than 5°. (2) When the slope was slight, the aspect had less influence on the vegetation growth. When the slope was larger, the influence of the aspect increased in the study area. (3) "Rapidly steep-semi-sunny slope" was the most suitable combination for the vegetation growth in the study area. This paper revealed the relationship between the topography and vegetation. In addition, it provided a scientific and effective foundation for decision-making of ecological restoration in the underground coal mine.
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- Quansheng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in Coal Mining, CHN Energy Shendong Coal Group Co., Ltd., Ordos 017209, China
- Department of Ecological Restoration, National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, Beijing 102211, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in Coal Mining, CHN Energy Shendong Coal Group Co., Ltd., Ordos 017209, China
- Department of Ecological Restoration, National Institute of Clean-and-Low-Carbon Energy, Beijing 102211, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
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- Geological Hazard Investigation and Monitoring Center, China Aero Geophysical Survey and Remote Sensing Center for Natural Resources, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
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Li J, Xu Y, Zhang C, Guo J, Wang X, Zhang Y. Unmixing the coupling influence from driving factors on vegetation changes considering spatio-temporal heterogeneity in mining areas: a case study in Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 195:224. [PMID: 36562885 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10815-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Considering the spatio-temporal heterogeneity, this study resolved the coupling influence of a variety of driving factors on vegetation changes in mining areas and discovered the influencing characteristics of the respective driving factors, especially mining activities. First, the spatio-temporal characteristics of FVC (fractional vegetation cover) variation were analyzed in the Sheng-Li mining area. Second, the quantitative relationships among the natural factors (temperature, precipitation, and elevation), artificial factors (mining activities, urban activities), and FVC were constructed by GTWR (geographically and temporally weighted regression) to quantify the contribution of each factor to the change in FVC. Third, the influencing characteristics of the respective driving factors, especially mining activities, were analyzed and summarized. The results show that (1) the FVC change was mainly influenced by natural factors in the areas far from mines and towns and artificial factors in the areas close to mines and towns. (2) The contribution of mining activities to vegetation change (C-Mine) was spatially characterized by two features: (a) distance attenuation characteristics: C-Mine showed logarithmic decrement with distance; (b) directional heterogeneity: C-Mine varied significantly in different directions. In particular, there was a high C-Mine area located near multiple mining areas, and the range of this area shifted to include the mine with more production over time. Overall, unmixing the coupling influence from driving factors with spatio-temporal heterogeneity and achieving a quantitative description of the influencing characteristics in mining areas were the main contributions of this study. The quantification methods and results in this paper provide important support for decision-making on ecological protection and restoration in mining areas.
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- Jun Li
- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Resource Protection and Utilization in Coal Mining, Beijing, 102209, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing, 100083, China
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Monitoring of Vegetation Disturbance and Restoration at the Dumping Sites of the Baorixile Open-Pit Mine Based on the LandTrendr Algorithm. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19159066. [PMID: 35897430 PMCID: PMC9332278 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Overstocked dumping sites associated with open-pit coal mining occupy original vegetation areas and cause damage to the environment. The monitoring of vegetation disturbance and restoration at dumping sites is important for the accurate planning of ecological restoration in mining areas. This paper aimed to monitor and assess vegetation disturbance and restoration in the dumping sites of the Baorixile open-pit mine using the LandTrendr algorithm and remote sensing images. Firstly, based on the temporal datasets of Landsat from 1990 to 2021, the boundaries of the dumping sites in the Baorixile open-pit mine in Hulunbuir city were extracted. Secondly, the LandTrendr algorithm was used to identify the initial time and duration of vegetation disturbance and restoration, while the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was used as the input parameter for the LandTrendr algorithm. Thirdly, the vegetation restoration effect at the dumping sites was monitored and analyzed from both temporal and spatial perspectives. The results showed that the dumping sites of the Baorixile open-pit mine were disturbed sharply by the mining activities. The North dumping site, the South dumping site, and the East dumping site (hereinafter referred to as the North site, the South site, and the East site) were established in 1999, 2006, and 2010, respectively. The restored areas were mainly concentrated in the South site, the East site, and the northwest of the North site. The average restoration intensity in the North site, South site, and East site was 0.515, 0.489, and 0.451, respectively, and the average disturbance intensity was 0.371, 0.398, and 0.320, respectively. The average restoration intensity in the three dumping sites was greater than the average disturbance intensity. This study demonstrates that the combination of temporal remote sensing images and the LandTrendr algorithm can follow the vegetation restoration process of an open-pit mine clearly and can be used to monitor the progress and quality of ecological restoration projects such as vegetation restoration in mining areas. It provides important data and support for accurate ecological restoration in mining areas.
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