Development of Mine Soils in a Chronosequence of Forestry-Reclaimed Sites in Eastern Kentucky
Surface mining for coal has contributed to widespread deforestation and soil loss in coal mining regions around the world, and particularly in Appalachia, USA. Mined land reforestation is of interest in this and other regions where forests are the dominant pre-mining land use. This study evaluated m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Minerals |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/4/422 |