… Herein we review the current state of knowledge regarding reclamation and restoration of
forest ecosystems following surface mining disturbance, explore common challenges, and …

Native trees can be re-established on coal surface mine sites in eastern USA if appropriate
reclamation techniques are used. Soil grading and herbaceous vegetation seeding are …

… surface mining and propose a decision tree to help identify the appropriate R4 strategy based
on the desired end-point for the post-mining … landscape are now forestry or agricultural land…

… Our findings indicate that forest restoration on alkaline, non-coal mines will benefit from …
most efficient management measures to return native forests to reclaimed surface mines. …

… Although the restoration of abandoned mining areas is a … —allow for the conclusion that
restoration is possible, even with high … All sites had been degraded by surface coal mining with …

… large forest areas have been lost due to numerous impacts including … surface mining. In
Appalachia, more than 600,000 ha have been mined for coal under the USA’s national coal mine …

… In this study we investigated the properties of soils from restoration sites post-bauxite mining
(1.5, 7, and 22 years post-restoration) in the jarrah-forest. Soils from an unmined site were …

… forest restoration on mine sites. Here we review the evidence of ground cover interactions with
planted tree seedlings on coal surface mines of … restoring forests on reclaimed coal mines. …

… mined for coal since 1980 under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA).
We assessed Appalachian areas mined under SMCRA for forest restoration … -SMCRA mined …

… such as unsustainable agriculture and surface mining threatens biodiversity and decreases
… in a restored former gravel mine area in Ghana two decades after active restoration with …