Powell River Project
Reclamation Guidelines
for Surface-Mined Land in Southwest Virginia
Constructing Wetlands During Reclamation to Improve Wildlife Habitat
Authors: Robert B. Atkinson, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology; Carl E. Zipper, Extension Specialist, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, and Associate Director, Powell River Project; W. Lee Daniels, Associate Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences; John Cairns, Jr., University Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology, Virginia Tech
Publication Number 460-123, Posted June 1997
Figure 3. Vertebrate Species Richness as Determined by Trapping Studies at Four Types of Sites in Wise County, Virginia.
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