Evaluation of substrate and amendment materials for soil reclamation at a diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-88

  Drozdowski, Bonnie L ^a   Anne Naeth, M ^b   Wilkinson, Sarah R ^b  

^a Bioresource Technologies Alberta Innovates Technology Futures   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diamond mine; Native species; Reclamation; Reclamation substrate; Revegetation; Soil amendments

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIAMOND; FERTILIZER; GRAVEL; GROWTH RATE; KIMBERLITE; LAND RECLAMATION; MINE WASTE; MINING; NATIVE SPECIES; ORGANIC MATTER; RECLAIMED LAND; REVEGETATION; SEWAGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL STRUCTURE; SOIL WATER; SUBSTRATE; SURFACE WATER; TILL; TOPSOIL; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CONTENT;

CANADA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 84856895922     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJSS2011-029     Document Type: Article

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