The phosphate mining wasteland in Zhangcunping,Hubei Province,China,is consisted of stripped mining topsoil and abandoned mining stone,which is stabilized by a tail mine dam.The wasteland sampled by the authors is located in a valley which just like many other phosphate mining wastelands in this mountain area.As a serious damaged ecosystem,the wasteland often recover slowly and produce an impacting on environment.No active remedy has been conducted on the phosphate mining wasteland in Zhangcunping.In order ...