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Plant Community Restoration: A Comparison of Surface Mine Reclamation Techniques and Rangeland Monitoring Methods.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Plant Community Restoration: A Comparison of Surface Mine Reclamation Techniques and Rangeland Monitoring Methods./
Author:	Fleisher, Kurt R.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2019,
Description:	70 p.
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 81-03.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International81-03.
Subject:	Range management. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=13883338
ISBN:	9781085641463

Plant Community Restoration: A Comparison of Surface Mine Reclamation Techniques and Rangeland Monitoring Methods.
Fleisher, Kurt R.

Plant Community Restoration: A Comparison of Surface Mine Reclamation Techniques and Rangeland Monitoring Methods. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2019 - 70 p.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 81-03.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wyoming, 2019.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Surface mining operations are common throughout the state of Wyoming and result in landscape-level disturbances. Such disturbances result in the loss of biotic and abiotic (e.g. topography, soil structure) features of ecosystems. The human need for natural resources is unlikely to diminish so disturbances will continue to impact landscapes. Surface mine reclamation is required by law; however, ecosystem restoration goals-such as plant community diversity and wildlife habitat-are not often achieved. Effective reclamation methods are needed so practitioners can realistically achieve pre-disturbance conditions. Traditional reclamation results in terrestrial rebuild characterized by uniformity in topographic features (e.g. slope and aspect) and linear slope geometry, and thus traditional sites are susceptible to erosion. Terraces or benches are often used to minimize potential runoff. Geomorphic reclamation is a relatively novel approach, which intends to mimic stable landforms not susceptible to severe erosional processes. The geomorphic design incorporates drainages, ancillary drainages, topographic variety consisting of rolling hills and slopes. Landscapes reconstructed with geomorphic reclamation integrate hydrology with the surrounding environment. This thesis compares revegetation outcomes of geomorphic and traditional reclamation on two surface mines in Wyoming. Our first research topic assesses plant community recovery following reclamation, focusing on plant diversity and composition and consequences for wildlife habitat. Second, we investigated and compared the results of vegetation surveys from two common rangeland monitoring methods, nadir image (NP) and line-point intercept (LPI). We found that geomorphic reclamation resulted in more diverse plant community with greater species richness observed for LPI methods and greater functional group richness for NP methods. Greater shrub abundance resulted from geomorphic reclamation compared to traditional reclamation. Neither reclamation method reached levels of plant community diversity observed on native undisturbed rangeland. We provide evidence supporting potential benefits of geomorphic methods-such as for restoration of vegetative diversity and critical wildlife habitat.

ISBN: 9781085641463Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Range management.
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Terrestrial rebuild

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