Trembling aspen seedling establishment, growth and response to fertilization on contrasting soils used in oil sands reclamation

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-151

  Pinno, Bradley D ^a,b   Landhäusser, Simon M ^a   Derek MacKenzie, M ^a   Quideau, Sylvie A ^a   Chow, Pak S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Fertilizer; Land reclamation; Peat mineral mix; Plant nutrition

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LAND RECLAMATION; MINING; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITION; OIL SAND; PEAT; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RECLAIMED LAND; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL TYPE;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 84856879196     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS2011-004     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Brockley, R. P. 2000. Using foliar variables to predict the response of lodgepole pine to nitrogen and sulphur fertilization. Can. J. For. Res. 30: 1389-1399.
2. Burns, R. M. and Honkala, B. H. 1990. Silvics of North America. 2. Hardwoods. Agricultural Handbook 654, Vol. 2. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington, DC.
3. Chen, H. Y. H., Klinka, K. and Kabzems, R. D. 1998. Site index, site quality, and foliar nutrients of trembling aspen: relationships and predictions. Can. J. For Res. 28: 1743-1755.
4. Coleman, M. D., Dickson, R. E. and Isebrands, J. G. 1998. Growth and physiology of aspen supplied with different fertilizer addition rates. Physiol. Plant. 103: 513-526.
5. DesRochers, A., van den Driessche, R. and Thomas, B. R. 2003. Nitrogen fertilization of trembling aspen seedlings grown on soils of different pH. Can. J. For. Res. 33: 552-560.
6. DesRochers, A., van den Driessche, R. and Thomas, B. R. 2006. NPK fertilization at planting of three hybrid poplar clones in the boreal region of Alberta. For. Ecol. Manage. 232: 216-225.
7. Fechner, G. H., Burr, K. E. and Myers, J. F. 1981. Effects of storage, temperature, and moisture stress on seed germination and early seedling development of trembling aspen. Can. J. For. Res. 11: 718-722.
8. Grossnickle, S. C. 2005. Importance of root growth in overcoming planting stress. New For. 30: 273-294.
9. Hansen, E. A. 1994. A guide for determining when to fertilize hybrid poplar plantations. Research Paper NC-319 St Paul, MN: US Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station, St. Paul, MN.
10. Hendershot, W. H., Lalande, H. and Duquette, M. 2007a. Soil reaction and exchangeable acidity. In M. R. Carter and E. G. Gregorich, eds. Soil sampling and methods of analysis. 2nd ed. Chapter 16. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
11. Hendershot, W. H., Lalande, H. and Duquette, M. 2007b. Ion exchange and exchangeable cations. In M. R. Carter and E. G. Gregorich, eds. Soil sampling and methods of analysis. 2nd ed. Chapter 18. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
12. Jug, A., Hofmann-Schielle, C., Makeschin, F. and Rehfuess K. E. 1999. Short-rotation plantations of balsam poplars, aspen and willows on former arable land in the Federal Republic of Germany. II. Nutritional status and bioelement export by harvested shoot axes. For. Ecol. Manage. 121: 67-83.
13. Kalra, Y. P. and Maynard, D. G. 1991. Methods manual for forest soil and plant analysis. Information Report NOR-X-319. Forestry Canada, Northwest Region, Northern Forestry Centre, Edmonton, AB. pp. 57-62.
14. King, J., Pregitzer, K. and Zak, D. 1999. Clonal variation in above-and below-ground growth responses of Populus tremuloides Michaux: influence of soil warming and nutrient availability. Plant Soil. 217: 119-130.
15. Landhä usser, S. M., Deshaies, D. and Lieffers, V. J. 2010. Disturbance facilitates rapid range expansion of aspen into higher elevations of the Rocky Mountains under a warming climate. J. Biogeogr. 37: 68-76.
16. Lanoue, A. 2003. Phosphorus content and accumulation of carbon and nitrogen in boreal forest soils. MSc. thesis. University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
17. Liang, H. and Chang, S. X. 2004. Response of trembling and hybrid aspens to phosphorus and sulfur fertilization in a Gray Luvisol: growth and nutrient uptake. Can. J. For. Res. 34: 1391-1399.
18. Lu, E.-Y. and Sucoff, E. I. 2001. Response of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) seedlings to solution calcium. Can. J. For. Res. 31: 123-131.
19. McDonough, W. T. 1985. Sexual reproduction, seeds, and seedlings. Pages 25-28 in Aspen: Ecology and management in the Western United States Gen Tech Rep RM-119 US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO.
20. McGill, W. B., Rutherford, P. M., Figueirdo, C. T. and Arocena, J. M. 2007. Total nitrogen. In M. R. Carter and E. G. Gregorich, eds. Soil sampling and methods of analysis. 2nd ed. Chapter 22. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
21. Paré, D., Bergeron, Y. and Longpré, M.-H. 2001. Potential productivity of aspen cohorts originating from fires, Harvesting, and tree-fall gaps on two deposit types in northwestern Quebec. Can. J. For. Res. 31: 1067-1073.
22. Pinno, B. D. and Bé langer, N. 2009. Competition control in juvenile hybrid poplar plantations across a range of site productivities in central Saskatchewan, Canada. New For. 37: 213-225.
23. Pinno, B. D., Paré, D., Guindon, L. and Bé langer, N. 2009. Predicting productivity of trembling aspen in the Boreal Shield ecozone of Quebec using different sources of soil and site information. For. Ecol. Manage. 257: 782-789.
24. Romme, W. H., Turner, M. G., Tuskan, G. A. and Reed, R. A. 2005. Establishment, persistence, and growth of aspen (Populus tremuloides) seedlings in Yellowstone National Park. Ecology 86: 404-418.
25. Rowland, S. M., Prescott, C. E., Grayston, S. J., Quideau, S. A. and Bradfield, G. E. 2009. Recreating a functioning forest soil in reclaimed oil sands in northern Alberta: an approach for measuring success in ecological restoration. J. Environ Qual. 38: 1580-1590.
26. SAS Institute, Inc. 2008. JMP 8.0. SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC.
27. Stone, D. M. and Elioff, J. D. 1998. Soil properties and aspen development five years after compaction and forest floor removal. Can. J. Soil Sci. 78: 51-58.
28. Turcotte, I., Quideau, S. A. and Oh, S. W. 2009. Organic matter quality in reclaimed boreal forest soils following oil sands mining. Org. Geochem. 40: 510-519.
29. Van Cleve, K. 1973. Short-term growth response to fertilization in young quaking aspen. J. For. 71: 758-759.
30. Van den Driessche, R. 2000. Phosphorus, copper and zinc supply levels influence growth and nutrition of a young Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray) P. deltoides (Bartr. ex Marsh) hybrid. New For. 19: 143-157.
31. Van den Driessche, R., Niemi, F. and Charleson, L. 2005. Fourth year response of aspen seedlings to lime, nitrogen and phosphorus applied at planting and 1 year after planting. For. Ecol. Manage. 219: 216-228.
32. Van den Driessche, R., Rude, W. and Martens, L. 2003. Effect of fertilization and irrigation on growth of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) seedlings over three seasons. For. Ecol. Manage. 186: 381-389.
33. Wolken, J. M., Landhä usser, S. M., Lieffers, V. J. and Dyck, M. F. 2010. Differences in initial root development and soil conditions affect establishment of trembling aspen and balsam poplar seedlings. Botany 88: 275-285.