Vegetation communities in continental boreal wetlands along a salinity gradient: Implications for oil sands mining reclamation

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-39

  Trites, Marsha ^a   Bayley, Suzanne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal wetlands; Diversity; Emergent vegetation; Marshes; Oil sands mining; Salinity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MINING; NATIVE SPECIES; OIL SAND; PEATLAND; PH; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECLAIMED LAND; SALINITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER DEPTH; WETLAND;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 63349096898     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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