Rapid plant-cover establishment on gold mine tailings in southern New Zealand: Glasshouse screening trials

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 307-322

  Schroeder, K ^a   Rufaut, C G ^a   Smith, C ^b   Mains, D ^a   Craw, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amendments; Phytostabilization; Short term vegetation; Tailings

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM; MINING; NEW ZEALAND; POACEAE; SOIL POLLUTANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

GOLD; MINING; NEW ZEALAND; POACEAE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SECALE CEREALE; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 28744432653     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16226510500327178     Document Type: Article

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