Recreating a functioning forest soil in reclaimed oil sands in Northern Alberta: An approach for measuring success in ecological restoration

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1580-1590

  Rowland, S M ^a   Prescott, C E ^a   Grayston, S J ^a   Quideau, S A ^b   Bradfield, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; ANALYSIS OF MEASUREMENTS; BARE GROUNDS; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS; FOREST SOILS; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MINERAL SOILS; NATURAL FORESTS; NATURAL VARIABILITY; NON-METRIC MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; ORGANIC LAYERS; PLANT COMMUNITIES; REPEATED APPLICATION; SURFACE ORGANIC LAYERS; WOODY DEBRIS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION; DEBRIS; ECOSYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; MINING; OIL SANDS; PEAT; SAND; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; SULFUR;

RECLAMATION;

CALCIUM; FERTILIZER; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; NITRATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEAT; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CANADA; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTYPE; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST; FOREST SOIL; LICHEN; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; MINING; MOISTURE; OIL SAND; PH; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAND; SHRUB; WOOD DEBRIS;

ALBERTA; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; SOIL; TREES;

BRYOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 67650457468     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2008.0317     Document Type: Article

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