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Reclamation of Colliery Mine Spoil Founded on Natural Succession

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Minesite Recultivation

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Reclamation of derelict land is of great concern for industrial countries. Technically produced and biologically inactive soils are called to be hostile to plants. Therefore, great effort is applied, in order to reintegrate them into the landscape. Ordinarily plant settlement starts with pioneer plants, especially herbs. Reafforestation, in this case, is an ecological misunderstanding. A method of mimicking natural succession including its ecological and economic advantages is described. The results of an applied experiment on virgin mine spoil with respect to species number, plant cover degree, and above ground phytomass production in the course of six years are reported in this paper.

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Reinhard F. Hüttl Thomas Heinkele Joe Wisniewski

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Jochimsen, M.E.M. (1996). Reclamation of Colliery Mine Spoil Founded on Natural Succession. In: Hüttl, R.F., Heinkele, T., Wisniewski, J. (eds) Minesite Recultivation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8694-8_8

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