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Symposium on surface coal mining and reclamation in the Northern Great Plains. Research on shrub establishment in reclamation of surface-mined lands

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5179513
Shrubs are an important component of plant communities in southeastern Montana. Re-establishment of the majority of native shrubs by seed on surface coal mine lands has not been generally successful. Field plantings at the Rosebud Mine of 25 shrub and half-shrub species were initiated in 1978 using seed from native populations. Three species Atriplex canescens, Atriplex nuttallii and Ceratoids lanata establish numerous seedlings in both wet and dry years. No emergence was obtained from 12 species.
Research Organization:
Oregon State Univ., Corvallis (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AT06-76EV77002
OSTI ID:
5179513
Report Number(s):
RLO-2232-T2-17; CONF-820383-1; ON: DE82018879
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English