Reinvasion of small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects on a reclaimed coal strip-mine

Conference · Mon Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:56911

Ireland, T T ^[1]; Schemnitz, S D; Wolters, G L ^[2]

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1. New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States)
2. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Albuquerque, NM (United States)

We conducted wildlife and vegetation sampling on sites reclaimed in 1979, 1982, and 1986, as well as unmined sites, on The Pittsburgh & Midway (P&M) Coal Mining Co.`s McKinley Mine in McKinley County, New Mexico. In June, July, and August 1988 and 1989 we samples small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects. Soil and vegetation sampling was conducted in July and September 1988, respectively. We found several significant differences (P < 0.05) among plant and animal data that may have suggested differences between study sites. Recent reclamation procedures conducted or proposed by P&M promise increased wildlife value of reclaimed sites.

• OSTI ID: 56911
• Report Number(s): CONF-9003298-; TRN: 95:000425-0003
• Resource Relation: Conference: 5. Billings symposium on disturbed land rehabilitation, Billings, MT (United States), 25-30 Mar 1990; Other Information: PBD: 1990; Related Information: Is Part Of Fifth Billings symposium on disturbed land rehabilitation. Volume II: Hazardous waste management; wildlife; hydrology, drainages, erosion and wetlands; soils, minesoils and overburden; linear disturbances; oil and gas; PB: 397 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
COAL MINES
LAND RECLAMATION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PLANTS
SPECIES DIVERSITY
ECOLOGY
ANIMALS
INSECTS
MAMMALS
REPTILES
SAMPLING