Factors affecting herbaceous richness and biomass accumulation patterns of reclaimed coal mines

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 211-217

  Pallavicini, Y ^a,b   Alday, J G ^c   Martinez Ruiz C ^a,b  

^a Universidad de Valladolid   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coal wastes; Grasses; Legumes; Plant diversity; Plant succession; Shrub cover

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; EROSION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANNING; PLANTS (BOTANY); RECLAMATION; SOILS;

COAL WASTES; GRASSES; LEGUMES; PLANT DIVERSITY; PLANT SUCCESSIONS; SHRUB COVER;

COAL MINES;

BRYOPHYTES; FABACEAE; POACEAE;

EID: 84926517144     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2198     Document Type: Article

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