Red oak seedling response to different topsoil substitutes after five years

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 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 371-381

  Burger, James A ^a   Mitchem, David ^a   Daniels, W Lee ^a  

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

Author keywords

Coal mined land; Forest management; Mine soils; Reclamation; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

BULK WATER; COALFIELDS; FIELD PLOT; FIELD STUDIES; LOBLOLLY PINE; MINE SOILS; MINE SPOIL; RED OAK; ROCK FRAGMENTS; SILTSTONES; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL QUALITY; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; TREE SURVIVAL; VIRGINIA;

COAL DEPOSITS; COAL RECLAMATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; LAND RECLAMATION; SANDSTONE; SOILS;

RECLAMATION;

EID: 84865386836     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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