Terrestrial Arthropods in the Initial Restoration Stages of Anthracite Coal Mine Spoil Heaps in Northwestern Spain: Potential Usefulness of Higher Taxa as Restoration Indicators

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1131-1140

  Tizado, Emilio Jorge ^a   Núñez Pérez, Etelvina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthracite coal mine spoils; Higher taxa; Restoration indicators; Short term changes; Terrestrial arthropods

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACITE; COAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOLOGY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LAND RECLAMATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESTORATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HIGHER TAXON; INDICATOR VALUES; LANDSCAPE RESTORATION; MINING ACTIVITIES; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SHORT TERM; TERRESTRIAL ARTHROPODS;

COAL MINES;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; ISOPODA; POLYDESMIDA;

EID: 84894354716     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2280     Document Type: Article

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