Biodiversity protection and ecological restoration of Guilin Karst quarry

Abstract

The abandoned quarry as a witness left by industrial history has greatly damaged the mining area and the surrounding ecological environment, causing severe disturbances on the surface, soil erosion and biodiversity decline. Therefore, the ecological restoration of abandoned quarries has become an important focus of ecological restoration. This article summarizes the current situation and distribution characteristics of Guilin karst quarry, and analyses the current problems of ecological restoration in karst quarry. Accordingly, it is proposed that the ecological restoration of the Guilin Karst quarry should focus on the reconstruction of the mining area ecosystem and the protection of biodiversity, and accordingly proposed corresponding restoration proposals.