Effect of tree plantations on the soil characteristics and microbial activity of coal mine spoil land

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 315-324

  Dutta, Raman Kumar ^a   Agrawal, M ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Microbial biomass; Mine spoil; N mineralization; Nutrients; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BULK DENSITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINE WASTE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY;

ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; CASSIA; CASUARINA; CASUARINA EQUISETIFOLIA; EUCALYPTUS; SENNA; SENNA SIAMEA;

EID: 0037725090     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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