Forest soil productivity of mined land in the midwestern and eastern coalfield regions

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 833-844

  Rodrigue, J A ^a   Burger, J A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FORESTRY; OPEN PIT MINING; PRODUCTIVITY;

FOREST SOIL PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL QUALITY;

SOILS;

FOREST SOIL; MINING; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL PROPERTY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442674442     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2004.8330     Document Type: Article

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