Assessment of the Suitability of Vegetation Indices to Identify Soil and Ecological Condition of the Surface of Anthracite Deposits Dumps

Abstract

The plant and soil cover of the dumps of strongly metamorphic rocks of the Gorlovsky anthracite deposit (Novosibirsk region) has been studied. The link between calculated bonite points and the NDVI and SAVI research indices has been revealed. It has been established that the soilecological state of man-made landscapes, composed by highly metamorphic rocks, has a significant impact on the way of surface formation. It is shown that the young planned areas of dumping dense rocks are characterized by an unsatisfactory soil-environmental condition.