Evaluating soil genesis and reforestation success on a surface coal mine in appalachia

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 950-960

  Jarrod Miller, ^a   Barton, Christopher ^b   Agouridis, Carmen ^c   Fogel, Alex ^c   Dowdy, Teri ^d   Angel, Patrick ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Reclamation and Enforcement   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; CARBONATE CEMENT; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CLAY CONTENT; EASTERN KENTUCKY; FOREST LOSS; GROWING SEASON; MINE ENVIRONMENT; MINERALOGICAL PROPERTIES; SOIL GENESIS; SURFACE COAL MINES; SURFACE MINES; TREE GROWTH; TREE SEEDLINGS; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

ALKALINITY; COAL MINES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECLAMATION; REFORESTATION; REVEGETATION; SEED; SHALE;

SANDSTONE;

CARBONATE; CEMENT; CLAY; COAL MINE; COMPACTION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ION EXCHANGE; MINERAL; MINING; OVERBURDEN; PEDOGENESIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECLAIMED LAND; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SOIL FERTILITY;

APPALACHIANS;

EID: 84862008455     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2010.0400     Document Type: Article

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