Restoring forests and associated ecosystem services on Appalachian coal surface mines

Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 751-765

  Zipper, Carl E ^a   Burger, James A ^a   Skousen, Jeffrey G ^b   Angel, Patrick N ^c   Barton, Christopher D ^d   Davis, Victor ^e   Franklin, Jennifer A ^f  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Appalachia; Coal mines; Forest restoration; Land reclamation

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; APPALACHIA; ATMOSPHERIC CARBON; COAL MINING; COAL SURFACES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FOREST RESTORATION; FOREST VEGETATION; LAND COVER; MINE RECLAMATION; MINE SITE; MINE SOILS; NATIVE FORESTS; REGULATORY POLICIES; SURFACE COAL MINING; WATER QUALITY PROTECTION; WATERSHED PROTECTION; WILDLIFE HABITATS; WOOD PRODUCTION;

AGRICULTURE; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL RECLAMATION; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; PERSONNEL; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; REVEGETATION; SOILS; VEGETATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY;

COAL MINES;

AFFORESTATION; COAL MINE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND COVER; LAND RECLAMATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COAL MINING; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT; HYDROLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; REFORESTATION; SURFACE MINING; TREE GROWTH; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

APPALACHIAN REGION; COAL MINING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM;

APPALACHIANS;

EID: 79959376531     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9670-z     Document Type: Article

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