Forest to reclaimed mine land use change leads to altered ecosystem structure and function

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-118

  Simmons, Jeffrey A ^a   Currie, William S ^b   Eshleman, Keith N ^b   Kuers, Karen ^c   Monteleone, Susan ^d   Negley, Tim L ^b   Pohlad, Bob R ^e   Thomas, Carolyn L ^e  

^a MOUNT ST MARY S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

^d Lindsey Wilson College ^*  (United States)

^e FERRUM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Carbon; Coal mining; Forest; Georges Creek basin; Hydrology; Land use change; Macroinvertebrates; Mine soils; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Reclaimed mine

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BULK DENSITY; COAL; COAL MINE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; INFILTRATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RECLAIMED LAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL NITROGEN; STREAM; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; MINING; SOIL; TREE;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEM; MINING; NITROGEN; SOIL; TREES;

APPALACHIANS; MARYLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42149181813     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1117.1     Document Type: Article

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