Long-Term Impact of Ground Deformation on Vegetation in an Underground Mining Area: Its Mechanism and Suggestions for Revegetation

Ground deformation is one of the most common geological disasters arising in underground mining areas, and mining-induced environmental impacts have resulted numerous concerns, especially on surface vegetation. The evaluation vegetation beneficial to revegetation areas; however, ground seldom been systematically evaluated explained long time scales despite long-term existence areas. To address this, this study a vegetation-soil-climate (VSC) model was developed evaluate vegetation, reveal its mechanism. results revealed that result from degradation soil when occurs, which thereby limits growth succession plants after has occurred. intensity determined by severity deformation, but duration, climate factors, substrate conditions before natural change coefficient are also relevant. Furthermore, characteristics were analyzed, framework for implementing suggestions supervision areas presented based characteristics. provide insights into scales, considering comprehensive interactions between other theoretical support