The influence of different ground cover treatments on the growth and survival of tree seedlings on remined sites in eastern Tennessee

American Society of Mining and Reclamation - 24th National Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation 2007: 30 Years of SMCRA and Beyond

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 479-493

  Rizza, John ^a   Franklin, Jennifer ^a   Buckley, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Native warm season grasses (NWSG); Percent herbaceous cover; Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR); Reclamation; Reforestation; Soil respiration; Surface mining; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM MARSH; COMPETITIVE EFFECTS; FOREST PRODUCTS; GROUNDCOVER; HARDWOOD FORESTS; MINE SITE; NATIVE TREE SPECIES; PERCENT HERBACEOUS COVER; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PINUS VIRGINIANA MILL; PLANTED AREAS; QUERCUS RUBRA; RED OAK; ROOT-COLLAR DIAMETERS; SEEDLING SURVIVAL; SOIL RESPIRATION; SUGAR MAPLE; TREE SEEDLINGS; TREE SPECIES; VIRGINIA; WARM SEASONS; WILDLIFE HABITATS; YELLOW-POPLAR;

LAND RECLAMATION; OPEN PIT MINING; RECLAMATION; REFORESTATION; SEED; TRANSPIRATION;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 84865348177     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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