Technical reclamation and spontaneous succession produce different water habitats: A case study from Czech post-mining sites

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 5-12

  Doležalová, Jana ^a   Vojar, Jiří ^a   Smolová, Daniela ^a   Solský, Milič ^a   Kopecký, Oldřich ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Habitat feature; Open cast coal mining; Pond characteristic; Post mining landscape restoration; Spoil bank

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; COAL MINING; HABITAT FEATURE; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION; POND CHARACTERISTIC; SPOIL BANKS;

COAL MINES; ECOSYSTEMS; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; LAKES; LAND RECLAMATION; VEGETATION;

RECLAMATION;

BIODIVERSITY; COAL MINING; HABITAT RESTORATION; OPENCAST MINING; POND; RECLAIMED LAND; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION COVER;

BOHEMIAN BASIN; CZECH REPUBLIC;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 84860230275     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.11.017     Document Type: Article

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