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Man’s activities, especially the extraction of mineral resources, frequently create barren lands difficult to revegetate. Newly exposed surfaces tend to be physically unstable, chemically inferior, and microclimatologically unfavorable for plant life. In particular, surface-temperature extremes severely restrict the establishment and growth of native tree seedlings and grasses.
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Lee, R., Hutson, W.G., Hill, S.C. (1975). Energy Exchange and Plant Survival on Disturbed Lands. In: Gates, D.M., Schmerl, R.B. (eds) Perspectives of Biophysical Ecology. Ecological Studies, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87810-7_15
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