Replacement of soil and soil-forming materials by loose tipping in reclamation to woodland

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-81

  Moffat, A J ^a   Bending, N A D ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Progressive Restoration   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultivation; Forestry; Mined land; Reclamation; Ripping; Soil physical properties; Tillage

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; SOIL REMEDIATION; WOODLAND;

EID: 0033889569     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2000.tb00178.x     Document Type: Article

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