Possible use of wetlands in ecological r
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Atkinson, Robert B. ;Cairns, John
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Article
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1994
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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Surface mining for coal has dramatically altered millions of hectares throughout the Appalachian region of eastern North America. Flat benches and vertical high walls have replaced well-drained slopes, and wetlands have developed 'accidentally' on abandoned benches. Surface mining is continuing in t