ECOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF DEGRADED LANDS DUE TO WASTE ABANDOMENT IN A SOUTHERN AREA OF DOLJ COUNTY

Abstract

The study aims to present the possibilities of ecological reconstruction of degraded lands in the area of the Ostroveni commune, Dolj county, due to the abandonment of waste by implementing technical works to restore and improve the areas intended for habitats of community interest. Technical works were carried out to uncover the polluted soil layer and to remove the grassy/woody vegetation composed of invasive species, followed by the stage of land preparation for the reconstruction of habitats, the selective removal of woody vegetation or grassland composed of non-useful species, covering with fertile soil, manual or mechanized soil mobilization/scarification, installation of warning signs to limit access to the area of reconstructed habitats for the purpose of developing native species and methods of reconstruction by seeding/planting with native species, monitoring and evaluating the habitats on which quality improvement actions have been applied since the preparation of the land, to highlight the effects of habitat reconstruction.