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May 23, 2024Ecological Restoration

Response of Red-backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus)to the Forestry Reclamation Approach on Legacy Surface Mines in the Monongahela National Forest (West Virginia)

Steven J. Price Rebecca N. Davenport Lauren S. Sherman Jeffery L. Larkin John J. Cox Jillian C. Newman Christopher Barton

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Abstract

Coal mining has impacted land cover in the Appalachian region. The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) of 1977 requires U.S. coal mining companies to reclaim mined lands to avert soil erosion and landslides. Traditional reclamation practices involve soil compaction and planting of non

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e68cf7b6db643587614680 https://doi.org/10.3368/er.42.2.105

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