Macro-arthropod succession in grassland growing on bauxite residue

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1666-1671

  Courtney, R ^a   O'Neill, N ^a   Harrington, T ^a   Breen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Mine tailings; Restoration monitoring; Revegetation

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE RESIDUE; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; EVALUATION PROCESS; MINE SPOIL; MINE TAILINGS; NUMBER OF SPECIES; NUTRIENT CYCLING; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ECOSYSTEMS; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION;

RESTORATION;

ARTHROPOD; BAUXITE; COLONIZATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASSLAND; MINE WASTE; MONITORING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PITFALL TRAP; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; SOIL BIOTA; SPOIL HEAP; SUCCESSION; TAILINGS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 77957813877     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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