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Hannah Angel, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University
Surface and Subsurface Tillage Effects on Soil Properties and Vegetation at an
East Texas Lignite Surface Mine
Hannah Angel
H. Williams, J. Stovall, K. Farrish, L. Young
Stephen F. Austin State University
Presented at ASMR, Morgantown
April 10, 2017
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Luminant Oak Hill Mine
10,000 ha
Martin Lake Power Plant
Area Mining Method
Dragline Operation
Reclamation Approach
Oxidized Material Haulback
Research Location
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Truck-Shovel Combination
Oxidized Material Haulback Methodologies
Tractor Pulled Scraper Pans
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Literature Overview
Similar productivity levels to
unmined lands in East Texas
(Priest et al., 2015)
Mine soil compaction indicated
(Yao & Wilding, 1994; Barth & Hossner, 2000)
Alleviating soil compaction
improves tree growth
(Burger & Evans, 2010; Powers et al., 1999)Oak Hill Mine Reforestation
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▪ Can mine soil compaction be alleviated using different
surface and subsurface tillage techniques?
▪ How do tillage techniques influence mine soil properties
and vegetative response?
Research Questions
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ExperimentalDesign
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Scraper pan site
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Scraper Pan Site10 ac (4 ha)
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Treatments
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Surface Tillage Treatment
Control (no till) vs Disk (30-35 cm depth)
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Subsurface Tillage Treatment
Single vs Cross-Ripping (90 cm depth)
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Subsurface Tillage Treatment
Single or Cross-Ripped + Disked
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Site Preparation: November 2015
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Tree Planting: January 2016
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) 1-0 bare-root seedlings at 2 m x 3 m spacing
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Methods
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Soil Test Pit Sampling
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Bulk Density Soil StrengthSo
il D
epth
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Soil Bulk Density (Db)
Slide hammer method
Total of 40 soil test pits
MethodsSoil Physical Properties
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Pit Size Approx.
4.0’L x 4.0’ W x 3.5’D
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MethodsSoil Physical Properties
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Two Interior Db Cores:
Volumetric water concentration
Total porosity
Particle density
Field capacity
Permanent wilting coefficient
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Soil strength Hand-held electronic cone
penetrometer
Surface water concentration
One time measurement
0-30 cm depth
Soil auger
Saturated infiltration rates
Double-ring infiltrometer
MethodsSoil Physical Properties
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Texture
Standard hydrometer method
pH
Glass electrode pH meter
Elemental concentration
C, N – CHN628 series Ca, Mg, K, P – ICP analyzing unit
Particle density, pore space
Water Relations
Field capacity (-0.03 MPa) Permanent wilting coefficient (-1.5 MPa)
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Methods Soil Lab Analyses
Texture analysis
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Sampling plot = 44 trees Height (HT)
Ground-line diameter (GLD)
Seedling volume index
First year survival and growth October 2016
First year biomass production Above and belowground
Model: Y = β0 * (GLDβ₁) * (HTβ₂)
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Methods Tree Seedlings
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Samples = 80 aboveground, 24 belowground
Methods Tree Seedlings
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Methods Herbaceous Aboveground Biomass
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Statistical Procedure
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❖ Analysis of Variance
SAS
PROC MIXED, PROC NLIN
Least square means test (α = 0.1)
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ResultsSoil Response to Tillage
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Depth %
SAND%
SILT%
CLAYTexture Class
0-30 cm 60 9 31 sandy clay loam
30-60 cm 44 11 45 clay
60-90 cm 46 10 44 sandy clay
Reference Site
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Redsprings Soil Series
Soil Depth(cm)
Bulk Density (Mg/m³)
0-30 1.38
30-60 1.22
60-90 1.31
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Baseline Information: Soil Chemical Properties
SiteDepth
(cm)pH C N P K Ca Mg Na
CEC(cmolkg¯¹)
BaseSat(%)
------ % ------ ------------- mg kg¯¹ ------------
Scraper
Pan
0-30 8.0 0.95 0.11 1.6 63 3855 304 52 14.5 76
30-60 8.0 0.88 0.11 0.9 62 4044 350 57 15.4 76
60-90 8.0 1.01 0.12 0.6 58 4461 322 57 16.4 78
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Depth % SAND % SILT % CLAY Texture Class
0-30 cm 60a 12a 28a sandy clay loam
30-60 cm 56ab 11a 33b sandy clay loam
60-90 cm 53b 14a 33b sandy clay loam
Soil Texture*
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*Averaged across tillage treatmentsp < 0.10
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No
Tillage
Disking
(D)
Cross-
Ripping/D
Single-
Ripping/D
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Bulk Density
p = 0.0833 p < 0.0001
(Daddow and Warrington, 1987)
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p = 0.5569
Total Porosity (%)
Control
43a
Disk (D)
45ab
Single-Rip/D
46b
Cross-Rip/D
49c
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity (mm hr-1)
0.0049a0.0064a 0.0059a 0.0065a
p = 0.0031
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Volumetric Water Concentration
p = 0.0789p < 0.0001
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Soil Water Relations
p < 0.10
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Between: p = 0.0497Within: p = 0.0840
Soil Strength (Surface)
*Water Concentration 0.30 m3 m-3
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Soil Strength (Pits)
p < 0.0001 p < 0.0001
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ResultsVegetative Response to Tillage
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Percent Cover (wheat + clover)
p = 0.0003
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Aboveground Herbaceous Biomass
p = 0.0102
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First Year Survival
p < 0.0001
Treatment Survival (%)
Control 85a
Disk (D) 91b
Single-Rip/D 95bc
Cross-Rip/D 97c
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Growth: Seedling Volume Index
p < 0.0001
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p < 0.10
Tree Seedling Biomass
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Conclusions
Soil physical properties and vegetative growth improve with
increasing levels of tillage
Cross-ripping + disking may improve long-term tree and site
productivity
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Acknowledgements
Project Sponsors
Luminant Environmental Research Program and Steering Committee
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program
Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University
Research Committee H. Williams, J. Stovall, K. Farrish, L. Young
Field/Lab Assistants
American Society of Mining and Reclamation
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Yao, L. and L.P. Wilding. 1994. Micromorphological study of compacted mine soil in east Texas. Developments in Soil Sci. 22: 707-718.
Priest, J., J. Stovall, D. Coble, B. Oswald, and H. Williams. 2015. Loblolly pine growth patterns on reclaimed mineland: Allometry, biomass, and volume. Forests. 6: 1-35.
Powers, R.F., Alves, T.M., and T.H. Spear. 1999. Soil compaction: can it be mitigated? Reporting a work in progress. Redding, CA: Forest Vegetation Management Conference. p. 47-56.
Barth, A.K. and L.R. Hossner. 2000. The relationship between compaction and saturated hydraulic conductivity of post-mine soils in East Texas. In Proceedings of National Meeting of the Am. Soc. of Min. Reclam. Tampa, FL. p. 171.
Burger, J.A., and D.M. Evans. 2010. Ripping compacted mine soils improved tree growth 18 years after planting. In Proceedings of National Meeting of the Am. Soc. of Min. Reclam. Pittsburgh, PA. p. 15.
Literature Cited
Daddow, R.L. and G.E. Warrington. 1983. Growth-Limiting Soil Bulk Densities as Influenced by Soil Texture. Watershed Systems Development Group. USDA Forest Service. p. 17.
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