Trends in relief design and construction in opencast mining reclamation

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-226

  Nicolau, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ecological restoration; Mining reclamation; RUSLE model; SIBERIA model; Soil erosion; Topographic reconstruction

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; SEDIMENTS;

OPENCAST MINING RECLAMATION;

MINING;

OPENCAST MINING; RECLAIMED LAND; RELIEF; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037360631     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.548     Document Type: Article

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