Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "revegetation"
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An application of space-for-time substitution in two post-mining chronosequences under rehabilitation
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)Long-term monitoring of post-mining rehabilitation is inherently difficult and cannot be replicated, making the application of traditional experimental and statistical approaches for quantitative assessment of rehabilitation ... -
A comparison of microbial community function and structure in rehabilitated asbestos and coal discard sites
(Springer, 2012)Previous studies have made some progress with the use of microbial community properties as assessment criteria for rehabilitation success of postmining areas. Currently, there is a need for reference ranges of specific ... -
Effect of vermicompost on soil and plant properties of coal spoil in the Lusatian Region (Eastern Germany)
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different wood vermicompost application rates on some soil physical and chemical properties as well as on growth parameters of a grass seed mixture (RSM 7.2.1) in tertiary ... -
Insights and lessons learned from the long–term rehabilitation of an iron ore mine
(Graduate Faculty of Environment, 2013)A long-term study was conducted between 1985 and 2003 on rehabilitation trials at Sishen Iron Ore Mine, South Africa, to identify grass species that would survive in the artificial growth medium applied to the sites, and ...