Claim · model-written summary
Oak survival was higher at intermediate than low nitrogen rate.
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Verbatim
e0“Maple (43.8% versus 32.7%) and oak (33.6% versus 20.5%) survived better at the intermediate than at the low nitrogen rate”
Title
D. A. Kost; J. P. Vimmerstedt Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation 1994. doi:10.21000/jasmr94030295
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- Intervention effect Herbaceous cover and biomass were greater on topsoil than overburden in 1989 and 1993.
- Intervention effect Herbaceous cover and biomass were greater on overburden than topsoil in 1992.
- Intervention effect Legumes were generally more abundant on cast overburden than topsoil surfaces until 1993.
- Observation Total cover peaked at 84% in July 1989 following nitrogen application.
- Observation Total biomass peaked at 239 g/0.5 m 2 in July 1989.
- Intervention effect Ground cover and biomass were lower at the lowest nitrogen rate in 1989 only.
- Intervention effect Seed mix type did not affect ground cover growth.
- Intervention effect Seed mix type did not affect tree growth.
- Observation Overall tree survival fell from 82.0% in year one to 40.6% after five years.
- Observation pine survival was 3.5% after five years.
- Observation oak survival was 22.2% after five years.
- Observation maple survival was 38.5% after five years.
- Observation ash survival was 98.1 % after five years.
- Intervention effect White ash was taller on ripped topsoil than cast overburden.
- Intervention effect Silver maple survival was higher on topsoil than overburden.
- Intervention effect Red oak survived better on topsoil surfaces than overburden.
- Intervention effect Maple survival was higher at intermediate than low nitrogen rate.
- Intervention effect High nitrogen did not reduce tree survival.
- Mechanism Herbicide control of ground cover and high rainfall may explain the absence of nitrogen harm to tree survival.