
%0 Journal Article
%A Salazar, M. 
%A Poch, R. M. 
%A Bosch, A. D. 
%T Reclamation of steeply sloping coal spoil banks under Mediterranean semi-arid climate
%J Soil Research
%D 2002/07/29
%V 40
%N 5
%P 827-845
%K pig slurry, organic amendments, surface conditions, nitrates, indigenous species, seed establishment.
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/SR00103
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/SR00103 
%X Deep coal mining activities in the Ebro Valley, north-eastern Spain, are important elements of the economy. A method for reclamation of high slope (30-56%) spoil banks under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions was assayed using amended mine spoils (with pig slurry and straw) as substrate due to the lack of topsoil. Sixteen experimental plots, divided into 4 sets according to slope aspect, gradient, and length, were established in October 1998. Two types of substrate and 4 types of seed mixes were used. Substrate, runoff, and vegetation properties were monitored. 
