Hardwood tree growth on amended mine soils in west Virginia

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1363-1371

  Wilson Kokes, Lindsay ^a   DeLong, Curtis ^b   Thomas, Calene ^c   Emerson, Paul ^d   O'Dell, Keith ^e   Skousen, Jeff ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio Dep of Environmental Protection   (United States)

^c FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d West Virginia Dep of Environmental Protection   (United States)

^e Arch Birch River   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT PRACTICES; EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS; HARDWOOD FORESTS; RE-COLONIZATION; SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL TREATMENTS; SURFACE MINING CONTROL; VEGETATIVE COVER;

HARDWOODS; MINING; RECLAMATION; SANDSTONE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

FORESTRY;

ARTICLE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HARDWOOD TREE; HERB; MULCH; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT SEED; ROOTING; SAND; SANDSTONE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL TREATMENT; SURFACE MINING; TREE; TREE GROWTH; UNITED STATES; MINING; POACEAE; SOIL; WEST VIRGINIA;

CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; MINING; SAND STONE; SOIL;

SOIL;

MINING; POACEAE; SOIL; TREES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84884924617     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.03.0103     Document Type: Article

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