Long-term plant survival and density data from reclaimed southwestern coal mine spoils

Authors

Earl F. Aldon, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Abstract

Plantings on northwestern New Mexico raw mine spoils from 1973, examined for establishment (1975) and survival (1979), showed 75 percent survival of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.), each plant occupying 2.32 m² (1.52 × 1.52 m). Alkali sacaton (Sporobolus airoides (Torr.) Torr.) cover was 4 percent and had a density of 0.05 plant per m².

Recommended Citation

Aldon, Earl F. (1981) "Long-term plant survival and density data from reclaimed southwestern coal mine spoils," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 41: No. 3, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol41/iss3/1