Organic accumulation and microbial action in surface coal-mine spoils, Pernik, Bulgaria

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-15

  Filcheva, E ^a   Noustorova, M ^b   Gentcheva Kostadinova, Sv ^c   Haigh, M J ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY   (Bulgaria)

^d OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(Black locust) Robinia pseudoacacia L.; (Black pine) Pinus nigra Arn.; Bulgaria; Forest fallowing; Humus; Land reclamation; Litter; Microbiology; Surface mining

Indexed keywords

COAL MINING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SPOIL HEAP;

BULGARIA;

EID: 0034034341     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(99)00008-7     Document Type: Article

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