Reestablishing natural succession on acidic mine spoils at high elevation: Long-term ecological restoration

USDA Forest Service - Research Paper RMRS-RP

Volumn , Issue 41 RMRS-RP, 2003, Pages 1-53

  Brown, Ray W ^a   Amacher, Michael C ^a   Mueggler, Walter F ^b   Kotuby Amacher, Janice ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Forestry Science Laboratory   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine spoils; Alpine; Native species; Reclamation; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ELEVATION; FERTILIZER; LIMING; MULCHING; NATIVE SPECIES; ORGANIC MATTER; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDING; SUCCESSION;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 34247272989     PISSN: 05025001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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