Pasture species selection for revegetation of open-cut coal mine areas in central Queensland, Australia

International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-25

  Naidu, B P ^a   Harwood, M R ^a   Hacker, J B ^a   Thumma, B R ^a   Mott, J J ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLITORIA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; DESMANTHUS VIRGATUS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; NEPTUNIA DIMORPHANTHA; POACEAE; RHYNCHOSIA; UROCHLOA MOSAMBICENSIS;

OPEN PIT MINING; PLANTS (BOTANY); REVEGETATION;

LOW FERTILITY COAL MINE SPOILS; MINESITE REVEGETATION; PASTURE SPECIES SELECTION; SALINE COAL MINE SPOILS;

COAL MINES;

COAL MINE; REMEDIATION; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0030872035     PISSN: 13895265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09208119708944051     Document Type: Article

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