How High Is the Recreation Value of Successional Forests Growing Spontaneously on Coal Mine Spoil Heaps?

Research highlights: Recreation value increases with the age of replanted as well as successional forests. Successional forests are not systematically less valuable for recreation than replanted forests. Succession may be used as a viable and low-cost reclamation practice of spoil heaps. Background...

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Main Authors: Markéta Braun Kohlová, Vojtěch Máca, Jan Melichar, Petr Pavelčík
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/2/160