Assessing the naturalness of a restored coal mine area on the Loess Plateau, China.

The Loess Plateau in China is an important area for mineral resources and therefore heavily exploited. As a measure to solve the conflict between conservation and development, ecological restoration has attracted more and more attention. More methods are needed to assess their effectiveness in achie...

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Main Authors: Hong Yao, Jianjun Ma, Yongjun Fan, Xiuli Chen, Meirong Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219447