scholarly journals Evaluation of tree growth and chemical, physical and biochemical soil properties of two reclaimed surface mines in West Virginia

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calene B. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Surface Mines

Use of Reclaimed Surface Mines by Foxes in West Virginia

1980 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Earle F. Yearsley ◽  
David E. Samuel
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Surface Mines

scholarly journals Influence of Mine Soil Properties on White Oak Seedling Growth: A Proposed Mine Soil Classification Model

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Showalter ◽  
James A. Burger ◽  
Carl E. Zipper ◽  
John M. Galbraith ◽  
Patricia F. Donovan
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Soil Classification ◽  
Classification Model ◽  
Slope Aspect ◽  
Mine Soil ◽  
White Oak

Abstract Appalachian landowners are becoming increasingly interested in restoring native hardwood forest on reclaimed mined land. Trees are usually planted in topsoil substitutes consisting of blasted rock strata, and reforestation attempts using native hardwoods are often unsuccessful due to adverse soil properties. The purpose of this study was to determine which mine soil properties most influence white oak (Quercus alba L.) seedling growth, and to test whether these properties are reflected adequately in a proposed mine soil classification model developed for application in field assessments of mine soil suitability for reforestation. Seventy-two 3-year-old white oaks were randomly selected across a reclaimed site in southwestern Virginia that varied greatly in spoil/site properties. Tree height was measured and soil samples adjacent to each tree were analyzed for physical, chemical, and biological properties. Our proposed mined land classification model used rock type, compaction, and slope aspect as mapping criteria. Tree height, ranging from 15.2 to 125.0 cm, was regressed against mine soil and site properties. Mapping units were not well correlated with differences in tree height. Microbial biomass, pH, exchangeable potassium, extractable inorganic nitrogen, texture, aspect, and extractable phosphorous accounted for 52% of the variability in tree growth. The regression model shows that white oaks were most successful on northeast-facing aspects, in slightly acidic, sandy loam, fertile mine soils that are conducive to microbial activity. Nutrient availability, although found to be highly influential on tree growth, was not adequately represented in the classification model. We recommend that pH be included as a classification criterion, because it was correlated with all nutrient variables in the regression model.

Mechanical disturbance impacts on soil properties and lodgepole pine growth in British Columbia’s central interior

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 681-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. M. Blouin ◽  
M. G. Schmidt ◽  
C. E. Bulmer ◽  
M. Krzic
Keyword(s):  
Soil Properties ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Lodgepole Pine ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Timber Harvesting ◽  
Soil Disturbance ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Soil Productivity ◽  
Mechanical Resistance

Forest landings are areas located adjacent to haul roads where harvested trees that were skidded from the cutblock are processed and loaded onto trucks. Soils on landings are often excessively compacted by heavy timber harvesting machinery and may take many years to recover from such disturbance. This study examined soil properties and tree growth on unrehabilitated landings (with and without natural regeneration) and adjacent naturally regenerated clearcuts in the central interior of British Columbia (BC), 23 yr after landing construction. Landings (both with and without natural regeneration) had less favorable conditions for tree growth than did clearcuts, including significantly greater surface soil bulk density and mechanical resistance (on some dates) and lower total porosity and concentrations of C and N. Landings without natural regeneration had the least favorable soil conditions, which may account for the lack of natural regeneration. Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. latifolia Engelm.) growing on portions of the landings did not differ in height from those growing in adjacent clearcuts. Site index, as estimated using the growth intercept method, did not differ between naturally regenerated landings (21.7 m) and clearcuts (22.0 m), suggesting that the soils may be equally capable of supporting productive forests. Key words: Forest soil disturbance, soil mechanical resistance, soil productivity, soil water content, natural regeneration

Hardwood Tree Growth after Eight Years on Brown and Gray Mine Soils in West Virginia

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1353-1362 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Wilson-Kokes ◽  
P. Emerson ◽  
C. DeLong ◽  
C. Thomas ◽  
J. Skousen
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Mine Soils ◽  
Hardwood Tree

Hardwood Tree Growth on Amended Mine Soils in West Virginia

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 1363-1371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Wilson-Kokes ◽  
Curtis DeLong ◽  
Calene Thomas ◽  
Paul Emerson ◽  
Keith O'Dell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Virginia ◽  
Tree Growth ◽  
Mine Soils ◽  
Hardwood Tree
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