Capability of reclaimed mined land for supporting reforestation with seven appalachian hardwood species

26th Annual Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation and 11th Billings Land Reclamation Symposium 2009

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 174-189

  Burger, James A ^a   Fannon, A G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Mine soil quality; Reclamation; Site index

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIAN HARDWOODS; BLACK WALNUT; COALFIELDS; FOREST LAND; FUELWOOD; HARDWOOD SPECIES; MINE SITE; MINE SOILS; NON-NATIVE; RED OAK; RIPARIAN SPECIES; SITE INDEX; VIRGINIA; WHITE OAK; YELLOW-POPLAR;

COAL DEPOSITS; ECOLOGY; HARDWOODS; LAND RECLAMATION; REFORESTATION; SOILS;

RECLAMATION;

EID: 84865433346     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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