Miscanthus Production on Minesoil and Its Impact on Soil Erosion and Water Quality.

This project is aimed at quantifying the potential of miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus) biomass productivity and its environmental benefits as a geomorphic reclamation technique to restore mine soils to satisfactory ecosystem functions. The overall objective of this project is to demonstrate that reclamation techniques and post-reclamation management practices (including subsurface techniques) are effective means for improving hydrology and water quality while also increasing terrestrial carbon (C) pools in reclaimed mine soils, offsetting CO2 emissions, and enhancing biomass production.