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Influence of Topsoil Depth on Plant and Soil Attributes of 24-Year Old Reclaimed Mined Lands

C. K. Bowen BHP Billiton, Navajo Coal Company, Fruitland, New Mexico, USA
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G. E. Schuman High Plains Grasslands Research Station, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
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R. A. Olson Department of Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
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J. Ingram Department of Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Pages 267-284 | Received 04 Nov 2004, Accepted 18 Nov 2004, Published online: 23 Feb 2007

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