Vegetation development on reclaimed lands in the Coal Valley Mine of western Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 110-118

  Strong, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Perturbation; Plant community development; Succession

Indexed keywords

CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; GROWTH INHIBITION; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS CONTORTA; PLANT HEIGHT; REVEGETATION; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

LAND RECLAMATION; MINE; PLANT COMMUNITY; REVEGETATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

ASTER; FESTUCA RUBRA; PICEA GLAUCA; PINUS CONTORTA; SALICACEAE; SALIX; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0034118593     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b99-168     Document Type: Article

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