Effect of planting method on the growth of alnus glutinosa and quercus petraea in compacted opencast coal-mine spoils, south wales

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 227-236

  Haigh, M ^a   Reed, H ^d   Flege, A ^b   D'Aucourt, M ^d   Plamping, K ^d   Cullis, M ^c   Woodruffe, P ^d   Sawyer, S ^d   Panhuis, W ^d   Wilding, G ^d   Farrugia, F ^d   Powell, S ^d  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c Swansea Metropolitan University   (United Kingdom)

^d Cradlefornatureorg   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alnus glutinosa (L.) gaertn; Compacted soils; Forest recultivation; Land reclamation; Quercus petraea (Matt.) liebl; Self sustainability; South wales coalfield

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; RECLAMATION; REFORESTATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER;

ALNUS GLUTINOSA (L.) GAERTN; COAL FIELDS; COMPACTED SOIL; QUERCUS PETRAEA; RECULTIVATION;

COAL MINES;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 84926520756     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2201     Document Type: Article

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