Title | The use of termites and other soil fauna to develop soils on strip mine spoils |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 1978 |
Authors | Ettershank G, Elkins NZ, Santos PF, Whitford WG, Aldon EF |
Date Published | 1978 |
Institution | Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station |
Call Number | 00062 |
Keywords | arthropod,also SEE <SOIL ARTHROPOD>, book, books, chapter, chapters, mine spoils,reclamation, reclamation, reclamation mine spoil, report, reports, soil arthropod,mine spoils, soil fauna,mine spoils |
Abstract | A laboratory study showed that soil arthropods, especially naturally occurring subterranean termites can produce beneficial changes in the physical and chemical characteristics of mine spoil material. |