Quantification of the inevitable: the influence of soil macrofauna on soil  water movement in rehabilitated open-cut mined lands

Arnold, S.; Williams, E. R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-41-2016

Articles | Volume 2, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-41-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-2-41-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 2, issue 1

Short communication

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21 Jan 2016

Short communication |

| 21 Jan 2016

Quantification of the inevitable: the influence of soil macrofauna on soil water movement in rehabilitated open-cut mined lands

S. Arnold and E. R. Williams

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Final revised paper (published on 21 Jan 2016)
Preprint (discussion started on 14 Aug 2015)

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RC C530: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Oct 2015
- RC C548: 'Quantification of the inevitable: The influence of soil macrofauna on soil water movement in rehabilitated open-cut mine land', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Oct 2015
  - AC C630: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Sven Arnold, 04 Dec 2015
- AC C629: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Sven Arnold, 04 Dec 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Revision (04 Dec 2015) by Estela Nadal Romero

AR by Sven Arnold on behalf of the Authors (08 Dec 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Dec 2015) by Estela Nadal Romero

RR by Artemi Cerdà (01 Jan 2016)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (02 Jan 2016) by Estela Nadal Romero

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (03 Jan 2016) by Jorge Mataix-Solera (Executive editor)

AR by Sven Arnold on behalf of the Authors (10 Jan 2016) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Soil water models are used to design cover systems for containing hazardous waste following mining. Often, soil invertebrates are omitted from these calculations, despite playing a major role in soil development (nutrient cycling) and water pathways (seepage, infiltration). As such, soil invertebrates can influence the success of waste cover systems. We propose that experiments in glasshouses, laboratories and field trials on mined lands be undertaken to provide knowledge for these models.