Topsoil depth effects on reclaimed coal mine and native area vegetation in northeastern Wyoming

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-176

  Schladweiler, Brenda K ^a   Vance, George F ^b   Legg, David E ^b   Munn, Larry C ^b   Haroian, Rose ^c  

^a BKS Environmental Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c North Antelope Rochelle Complex   (United States)

Author keywords

Plant production and diversity; Shannon Wiener diversity indices; Species richness

Indexed keywords

COAL MINE; LAND RECLAMATION; TOPSOIL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; WYOMING;

ANTELOPE; POACEAE;

EID: 22744446735     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-5028(2005)58<167:TDEORC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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