Deeper soil cover key to post-mining vegetation growth

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ENVIRONMENT

Study finds less water is stored in coal under shallow cover

Plants are capable of growing their roots deeper in search of the coal-hosted water sources.

Plants are capable of growing their roots deeper in search of the coal-hosted water sources. | Credits: CRC TiME

A study has found vegetation soil cover at old coal mines is likely to play an increasingly important role in rehabilitation processes. The research – commissioned by the Cooperative Research Centre…

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