Peatland establishment on mineral soils: Effects of water level, amendments, and species after two growing seasons

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 354-363

  Vitt, Dale H ^a   Wieder, R Kelman ^b   Xu, Bin ^a   Kaskie, Molly ^a   Koropchak, Sara ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Carex aquatilis; Oil and gas disturbance; Paludification; Peatland; Reclamation of well sites

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FORESTS; CAREX AQUATILIS; OIL AND GAS; PALUDIFICATION; PEATLAND;

ASTATINE; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; MINERALS; RHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; WATER LEVELS; WEED CONTROL;

WETLANDS;

ABUNDANCE; BOREAL FOREST; CULTIVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; HABITAT RESTORATION; MINERALOGY; PALUDIFICATION; PEATLAND; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEDGE; SHRUB; SURVEY; VASCULAR PLANT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER LEVEL; WEED;

ALBERTA; CANADA; PEACE RIVER;

CAREX AQUATILIS; SALIX; SALIX LUTEA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 78751702659     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.11.029     Document Type: Article

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