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Benefits of fertilization for white spruce and lodgepole pine trees depend on the reclamation substrate – overburden vs tailings sand
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During reclamation of oil sands mines, overburden or tailings sand substrates are often capped with a peat mineral mix.
These soils can exhibit a number of challenging properties, including low availability of water and nutrients such as nitrogen.
Some trees planted on oil sands mines have started to show reduced growth and yellowed needles – signs of nitrogen deficiency. This study sought to determine the growth responses of white spruce and lodgepole pine to fertilization in reconstructed boreal forest soils. -
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- 2015-12-01
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- Research Material