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• THE USE OF GRAZING IN MINE LAND RECLAMATION <br />By <br />Edward F. Redente, Ph.D. <br />Range Science Department <br />Colorado State University <br />?ort Collins, CO Bp523 <br />March 11, 1991 <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Much research has been conducted in association with the use <br />and impact o: grazing on the development and maintenance of plant <br />communities along many environmental gradier_ts. This research has <br />examined the effect of herbivory on both biotic and abiotic factors <br />which interact to support a desired plant community. Grazing, as <br />a management tool, brings forth important associated questions <br />• related to: 11 the effect of grazing on standing dead aboveground <br />biomass, 2) the effect of grazing on plant species diversity <br />(abundance), 3) the effect of grazing on nutrient cycling <br />(primarily ,i), and 4) the effect of grazing on soil physical <br />parameters (Infiltration and bulk density). This brief report <br />attempts to provide support for the use of grazing as a management <br />tool to improve plant community development on reclaimed mine <br />lands. <br />• <br />