Optimal hardwood tree planting and forest reclamation policy on reclaimed surface mine lands in the Appalachian coal region

Resources Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Sullivan, Jay ^a   Amacher, Gregory S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Expected costs; Mine reclamation; Post mining land use; Tree seedling survival

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC PARAMETERS; EXPECTED COSTS; FIXED COST; FOREST RECLAMATION; INTEREST RATES; MINE OPERATORS; MINE RECLAMATION; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; OPTIMAL PLANTING DENSITY; PERFORMANCE BOND; PLANTING COSTS; SANDSTONE SUBSTRATES; SUBSTRATE MATERIAL; SURFACE COAL MINES; SURFACE MINES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREE PLANTINGS; TREE SEEDLINGS; TREE SURVIVAL; UNIT COST;

COAL MINES; COAL RECLAMATION; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; HARDWOODS; LAND USE; OPTIMIZATION; RECLAMATION; REFORESTATION; SANDSTONE;

SEED;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; LAND USE PLANNING; POPULATION DENSITY; RECLAIMED LAND; REFORESTATION; SEEDLING; TREE;

APPALACHIA; COAL; COSTS; FORESTS; HARDWOODS; LAND USE; MINING; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTING; REFORESTATION; SAND STONE;

APPALACHIANS;

EID: 84873277797     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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