Vegetation succession on reclaimed coal wastes in Spain: The influence of soil and environmental factors

Applied Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-94

  Alday, Josu G ^a,b   Marrs, Rob H ^c   Martínez Ruiz, Carolina ^a,b  

^a Universidad de Valladolid   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Constrained ordination; HOF modeling; PH; Restoration method; Species responses; Topsoiling

Indexed keywords

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EID: 78651452292     PISSN: 14022001     EISSN: 1654109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2010.01104.x     Document Type: Article

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