Restoration of opencast coal mine spoil by planting exotic tree species: A case study in dry tropical region

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 143-151

  Dutta, Raman Kumar ^a   Agrawal, Madhoolika ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass accumulation; Growth performance; Mine spoil; Net primary production; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TROPICS;

COAL MINE SPOIL LAND; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY (NPP);

COAL MINES;

BIOMASS; COAL MINE; GROWTH; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; OPENCAST MINING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; TREE PLANTING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; CASSIA; EUCALYPTUS; SENNA; SENNA SIAMEA;

EID: 1542381035     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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