Authors: James A. Burger, Professor of Forestry, Virginia Tech; Daniel L. Kelting, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Forestry; and Carl Zipper, Extension Specialist, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech.
Publication Number 460-138, September, 1998
Figure 1 Tree growth as a function of minesoil quality and quantity. Relative stem value increases exponentially with tree height as mine soil quality/quantity increases.
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