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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"surface mine reclamation"”.
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Economic Viability of Woody Bioenergy Cropping for Surface Mine Reclamation
… biomass for energy production can be used as a mine reclamation procedure to satisfy the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) and provide renewable energy for the United States. This study examines the economic viability of bioenergy production on previously mined lands …
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Reclaiming the Appalachian Landscape: Understanding Surface Mine Reclamation Through Remote Sensing
Surface mining has been the dominant driver of land cover change in the Central Appalachian region for decades, fundamentally altering the topography and ecological trajectory of over one million acres of forest. While the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977 mandated the …
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Opportunities for improved surface mine reclamation in the central Appalachian coal region
… of the steeply sloping topography. The extensive surface mining activities in the area appear to offer the opportunity to produce more favorable landforms at minimum marginal costs. Yet, despite this apparent opportunity and the success of research efforts to develop improved mine soil …
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Small mammal use of abandoned surface mines in southwestern Virginia
Trapping was conducted on 12 abandoned contour surface mines in southwestern Virginia during the summer of 1976 to determine relationships between small mammal diversity and abundance and select vegetation and site factors. Eleven species of mammals were captured during four, six-night trapping …
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Macroinvertebrate communities inhabiting surface mine wetlands of southwestern Virginia
… because of formation of wetlands on relic surface mine benches. Prior to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (PL 95-87) once mining operations were completed the sites were abandoned. These areas presented novel landscapes in the rugged Allegheny Plateau physiographic …
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Avian population and community dynamics in response to vegetation restoration on reclaimed mine lands in southwest Virginia
Coal surface-mining is often implicated for its negative impacts on native flora and fauna. However, some studies suggest that, in reclaiming land after mining, there may be potential to create early successional habitat needed by many avian species currently in decline throughout eastern North …
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Evaluation of Topsoil Substitutes for Restoration of Appalachian Hardwoods on Strip Mined Land
Current surface mine reclamation in Appalachia involves returning the land to approximate original contour by grading the surface and planting grasses and early-successional trees. This results in a greatly altered ecosystem compared to the native forest that was there prior to mining. The …
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Early Successional Processes of Experimentally-Reclaimed Mine Sites in Eastern Ohio and the Restoration of American Chestnut
Surface mining for coal represents one of the most severe and extensive forms of disturbance throughout the Appalachian region of the Eastern Deciduous Forest. Federal law has required reclamation of mined sites to mitigate environmental hazards since the late 1970s. However, the methods typically …
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Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring to Estimate Bird Community Response to Land Management in Southeastern Georgia
Working lands, such as mine reclamation and timber production sites, may be able to provide supplementary habitat for declining disturbance-dependent birds, such as Bachman's Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) and Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). However, habitat use is likely contingent on …