Ecological restoration of a Mediterranean limestone quarry
a long-term case study at Outão (Serra da Arrábida, PORTUGAL)
Background & Challenges
There is a growing awareness of the economic, ecological and social negative consequences of ecosystem degradation among the general public ...
The Quarry
Efforts to revegetate a limestone quarry at Outão were initiated by Secil in 1983, with the primary goals of reducing the visual impact of bare rock and ...
The Project
A close and long-lasting collaboration began in 1998, between Secil and the Faculty of Sciences (University of Lisbon), with the primary goal of increasing the ...
Main Results
This results in a patchwork of “restored” areas, characterized by their specific locations, ages, sizes, types (platform or slope), and, mainly ...
