Influence of herbaceous ground cover on forest restoration of eastern US coal surface mines

New Forests

Volumn 43, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 905-924

  Franklin, Jennifer A ^a   Zipper, Carl E ^b   Burger, James A ^b   Skousen, Jeffrey G ^c   Jacobs, Douglass F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Grass; Hardwoods; Legumes; Mine reclamation; Site preparation

Indexed keywords

COAL SURFACES; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; COMPETITIVE EFFECTS; FOREST RESTORATION; FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; GRASS; HERBACEOUS SPECIES; HERBACEOUS VEGETATION; HIGH POTENTIAL; LEGUME SPECIES; LEGUMES; MINE RECLAMATION; MINE SITE; NATIVE SPECIES; NEGATIVE INTERACTION; NON-NATIVE; NUTRIENT STATUS; ON-SITE CONDITIONS; PLANTED TREES; PLANTING STOCKS; SITE PREPARATION; SOIL COMPACTION; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; TREE PLANTINGS;

COMPETITION; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; HARDWOODS; RECLAMATION; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SEED; SOIL MECHANICS;

COAL MINES;

COAL MINE; EROSION CONTROL; GRASS; GROUND COVER; HABITAT RESTORATION; HERB; LAND RECLAMATION; LEGUME; MINING; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING; SITE PREPARATION; SOIL EROSION; SURVIVAL; TREE PLANTING; WOODLAND;

COAL; COMPETITION; CONSERVATION; GRASSES; HARDWOODS; MINING; USA;

UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 84865404375     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-012-9342-8     Document Type: Article

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