The Forestry Reclamation Approach: guide to successful reforestation of mined lands

Effects of initial fertilizer treatment on the 10‐year growth of mixed woodland on compacted surface‐coal‐mine spoils, S. Wales

“…The grass sward into which the trees were planted matches National Vegetation Classification Category U4: Grassland (Festuca ovina, L., Agrostis capillaris, L., Galium saxatile, L.; Rodwell, 1992). As in Appalachia and elsewhere, there is local dissatisfaction with the condition of lands restored to grassland and preference for their reinstatement as natural woodland (Adams, 2017).…”

Assessing vegetation recovery in reclaimed opencast mines of the Teruel coalfield (Spain) using Landsat time series and boosted regression trees

“…This is especially relevant in the Mediterranean region, where heavy rainfall events are common, and soil is lost at high rates due to erosion in reclaimed mining areas with rough terrain (Comín et al 2009, Trabucchi et al 2012. Soil erosion (namely rill erosion) was also identified by Moreno- Distance from natural seed sources (Dist_for) (as an indicator of the dispersal process) is a key factor determining vegetation development in both active and passive reclamations (Holl 2002, Moreno-de las Heras et al 2008, Alday et al 2010, Liu et al 2016, Adams et al 2017. Models show a decrease in NDVI values as distance increases from 0 to 1000 m. Then, NDVI increases at longer distances in active reclamations (Figure 6).…”

“…Two main approaches can be applied for detecting vegetation changes using satellite images: techniques that identify changes between two dates, and techniques that define temporal trajectories using time series. The post-classification approach, resulting from overlapping two land cover maps, is widely used to detect vegetation changes between two different dates (Latifovic et al 2005;Vidal-Macua 2016, 2017. Image classification procedures provide relatively detailed legends that include several vegetation types.…”

Phytotechnology with Biomass Production

“…The Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has developed the for estry reclamation approach, which has been used for successful reforestation of mined lands. A book with best management practices has been published by the U.S. Forest Service (Adams, 2017). Miscanthus has some specific advan tages over woodlands when terrain permits its planting and harvest.…”