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Measurements of soil respiration were made at a number of soil-covered reclaimed coal-mine spoil sites. Many chemical and physical soil factors likely to affect the respiration were also measured. A combination of principal component, cluster, and multiple regression analyses was used to indicate the important factors. These were found to be water-holding capacity and organic matter content. In some cases soil pH was also a controlling factor.
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Gildon, A., Rimmer, D.L. Soil respiration on reclaimed coal-mine spoil. Biol Fertil Soils 16, 41–44 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00336513
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