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International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment Volume 20, 2006 - Issue 2: Science and technology for end-uses after mining. Guest Editor: Louis Evans
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Tree recruitment and growth on 20-year-old, unreclaimed surface mined lands in West Virginia

J. Skousen 1106 Agric. Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6108, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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P. Ziemkiewicz 1106 Agric. Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6108, USA
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C. Venable 1106 Agric. Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506-6108, USA
Pages 142-154 | Published online: 03 Apr 2009

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