Soil biochemical properties in brown and gray mine soils with and without hydroseeding

SOIL

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 621-629

  Thomas, C ^a   Sexstone, A ^a   Skousen, J ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL MINING; GROUND COVER; HERB; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL QUALITY; TOPSOIL;

UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84956706528     PISSN: 21993971     EISSN: 2199398X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/soil-1-621-2015     Document Type: Article

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