Land reclamation and ecological restoration in a marine area

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 673-680

  Zagas, T ^a   Tsitsoni, T ^a   Ganatsas, P ^a   Tsakaldimi, M ^a   Skotidakis, T ^b   Zagas, D ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ANKO Company   (Greece)

Author keywords

Inclination; Plantings; Rehabilitation; Spoils depositions; Terraces; Topsoil

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LAND RECLAMATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHRUB; TOPSOIL; TREE;

GREECE; KOZANI; WESTERN MACEDONIA;

ACER; ACER CAMPESTRE; CARPINUS ORIENTALIS; CELTIS; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS ORNUS; OSTRYA CARPINIFOLIA; PINUS NIGRA; QUERCUS PUBESCENS; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; SORBUS; SORBUS AUCUPARIA;

EID: 79955587887     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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