Table of Contents

Recolonization and Development of Vegetation on Mine Spoils following Brown Coal Mining in Lusatia.- Amelioration and Reforestation of Sulfurous Mine Soils in Lusatia (Eastern Germany).- Development of Forest Stands in the Lusatian Lignite Mining District after Mineral Fertilization Adapted to Site and Tree Species.- Recultivation in the Lusatian Mining Region — Targets and Prospects.- Soil Protection Strategies in Brandenburg — Management of Waste Recycling on Devastated Areas Subject to Recultivation (Soil Protection in Recultivation Areas).- Lignite Mining and its After-Effects on the Central German Landscape.- Recultivation of Mining Waste Dumps in the Ruhr Area, Germany.- Reclamation on Colliery Mine Spoils Founded on Natural Succession.- Soil Recovery at the Meirama Open Cast Lignite Mine in Northwest Spain: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Cattle Slurry and Inorganic Fertilizer.- The Australian Centre for Minesite Rehabilitation Research — An Initiative to Meet the Strategic Research Needs for Sustainable Minina Rehabilitation.- Landscaping and Ecology in the Lignite Mining Area of Maritza-East, Bulgaria.- Recultivation and Landscaping in Areas After Browncoal Mining Middle-East European Countries.- Author Index.