Reclamation of surface mined coal lands in Western Canada

Reclamation of Drastically Disturbed Lands

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 567-594

  Fedkenheuer, A W ^a   Macyk, T M ^b  

^a ALCLA Native Plant Restoration Inc   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Coal mine reclamation; Financial security; Postmine land use; Premining soil assessments; Soil replacement; Soil salvage; Southern saskatchewan; Surface mined coal lands; Western Canada

Indexed keywords

EID: 85104300043     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/agronmonogr41.c22     Document Type: Chapter

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