Recovery of native plant communities after mining

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dc.contributor.authorHoll, Karen D.en
dc.contributor.authorZipper, Carl E.en
dc.contributor.authorBurger, James A.en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginia, Southwesten
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-30T16:55:23Zen
dc.date.available2013-07-30T16:55:23Zen
dc.date.issued2001en
dc.description.abstractCoal surface mining and mine reclamation have had a significant impact on the landscape throughout the Appalachian region, including southwestern Virginia's coalfields. This fact is recognized by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), which states that mining operations shall establish "a diverse, effec-tive, and permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety and native to the area . . . and capable of self-regeneration and plant succession ... " [Section 515(b) 19], unless introduced species are necessary to achieve the post-mining land use. Restoring the native hardwood forest is the most direct and comprehensive way of meeting this premise of SMCRA in Appalachian landscapes. Re-establishment of this self-sustaining ecosys-tem on reclaimed mines can aid in maintaining native wildlife populations while providing other valuable ecosystem services, such as erosion con-trol, carbon sequestration, wood production, water-quality improvement, and watershed pro-tection. Re-establishment of native hardwood-for-est ecosystems also contributes to the natural beauty of the Appalachian region. This publication summarizes research on the impacts of reclamation practices on re-establish-ment of native Appalachian forest ecosystems, and describes practices that may be used during reclamation to encourage re-establishment of native hardwood forest plant communities.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityKaren D. Holl, Carl E. Zipper, and James A. Burgeren
dc.format.extent8 pagesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/23572en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Cooperative Extensionen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPowell River project seriesen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPublication (Virginia Cooperative Extension) ; 460-140en
dc.rightsVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.en
dc.subject.lccLD5655 .A762 no. 460en
dc.subject.lcshAbandoned mined lands reclamation -- Virginia, Southwesten
dc.subject.lcshStrip mining -- Environmental aspects -- Virginia, Southwesten
dc.titleRecovery of native plant communities after miningen
dc.typeExtension publicationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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