Reforestation practice for enhancement of ecosystem services on a compacted surface mine: Path toward ecosystem recovery

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-23

  Evans, Daniel M ^a   Zipper, Carl E ^a   Burger, James A ^a   Strahm, Brian D ^a   Villamagna, Amy M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Carbon sequestration; Ecosystem services; Invasive species; Mine reclamation; Mine reforestation; Vegetation competition

Indexed keywords

ACER RUBRUM; ANNUAL VOLUMES; BLACK LOCUST; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DEEP TILLAGE; EARLY-SUCCESSIONAL; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FOREST COVER; FOREST RESTORATION; HERBACEOUS VEGETATION; HERBICIDE APPLICATION; INTERMEDIATE MEASURE; INVASIVE SHRUB; INVASIVE SPECIES; MINE RECLAMATION; NATIVE TREES; PLANTED TREES; PLANTINGS; QUERCUS SPP; RED MAPLES; ROBINIA PSEUDO-ACACIA; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURFACE MINES; VIRGINIA;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; HERBICIDES; MINING; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABANDONED MINE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST COVER; GROWTH RATE; HERBICIDE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND RECLAMATION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; REFORESTATION; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION; TILLAGE;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; COMPETITION; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; HERBICIDES; MINING; PLANTS; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WEED CONTROL;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA; FRAXINUS; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; OXYDENDRUM; POPULUS; QUERCUS; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; TULIPA;

EID: 84871945898     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.065     Document Type: Article

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