Natural and man-induced revegetation on mining wastes: Changes in the floristic composition during early succession

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 286-294

  Martínez Ruiz, Carolina ^a,c   Fernández Santos, Belén ^b   Putwain, Philip D ^c   Fernández Gómez, María José ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspect; Hydroseeding; Non native seeds; Semi arid conditions; Spontaneous colonisation; Uranium mining

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ECOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

HYDROSEEDING; NON-NATIVE SEEDS; SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS; SPONTANEOUS COLONIZATION; URANIUM MINING;

VEGETATION;

CLIMATOLOGY; ECOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION; VEGETATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

COLONIZATION; FLORISTICS; HABITAT RESTORATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MINE WASTE; REVEGETATION; SEEDING; SEMIARID REGION; SUCCESSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

POACEAE;

EID: 34247351628     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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