Growth response of native shrubs to acid mine spoil and to proposed soil amendments

Plant and Soil

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 209-217

  Voeller, Pamela J ^a   Zamora, Benjamin A ^a   Harsh, James ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amelanchier alnifolia; Berberis repens; Ceanothus sanguineus; Growth strategies; Symphoricarpos albus

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; BIOMASS; GROWTH REGULATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL; SOIL DEGRADATION;

ACID MINE SPOIL; ACID SOIL; GROWTH RESPONSE; MINE RECLAMATION; MINING WASTE; SHRUBS; SOIL AMENDMENT; VEGETATION;

AMELANCHIER ALNIFOLIA; BERBERIS REPENS; CEANOTHUS SANGUINEUS; SYMPHORICARPOS ALBUS;

EID: 0031969937     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004345228769     Document Type: Article

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