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2013-02-15

Vinge, T., Pyper, M.

In a short period of time, the conversation around handling woody materials – deadwood such as logs, branches and stumps – has shifted dramatically. From piling and burning, to mulching and now towards keeping ‘whole logs’ on sites. The changes have led to confusion and this guide is intended to...

2000

Mapfumo, E., Chanasyk, D.S., Burk, A.R.

Land management practices are known to influence runoff through alteration of the antecedent soil water For accurate estimation of runoff, direct measurement of antecedent soil water would be necessary. This study investigated antecedent soil water and the potential for summer storm runoff under...

2013

Gardner Costa, J.M., Daly, c., Kovalenko, K.E., Dixon, D.G., Ciborowski, J.J.H., Slama, C.A., Kennedy, K., Foote, A.L., Liber, K., Smits, J.E.G., Frederick, K.R., Roy, M.C., Farwell, A.J.

Boreal wetlands play an important role in global carbon balance. However, their ecosystem function is threatened by direct anthropogenic disturbance and climate change. Oil sands surface mining in the boreal regions of Western Canada denudes tracts of land of organic materials, leaves large areas...

2020-01-08

Wen-Qing Zhang, Killian Fleurial, Ira Sherr, Robert Vassov, Janusz J. Zwiazek

Bitumen recovery from oil sands in northeastern Alberta, Canada produces large volumes of tailings, which are deposited in mining areas that must be reclaimed upon mine closure. A new technology of non-segregated tailings (NST) developed by Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) was designed...

2012

Gismondi, M., Davidson, D.J.

For much of the history of Alberta’s tar sands, a series of visual conventions have shaped Canadian imaginaries of the resource, the emergence of the non-conventional oil industry, and the mining of oil. We introduce a series of archival images dating from 1880 until the opening of Great Canadian...

2013

Naeth, M.A., Cohen-Fernandez, A.C.

Environmental sustainability of post mined limestone quarries often requires reclamation to a diverse woody plant community. Woody species diversity may be severely limited if only nursery stock is relied on for propagation material; thus other sources must be evaluated. To address woody species...

2013-06-20

Naeth, M.A., Wilkinson, S.R., Powter, C.B., Archibald, H.A., Mackenzie, D.D.

LFH salvaged with small amounts of upper horizon mineral soil for land reclamation (hereafter LFH mineral soil mix) has proven to be an important source of seeds and vegetative propagules for forest plant communities. Until recently in Canada, LFH mineral soil mix was not selectively salvaged...

2013-02-13

Vinge, T., Powter, C.B., Pyper, M.P.

Ecological resilience, first defined by Holling in 1973, can be broadly described as the capacity of an ecosystem to respond to a perturbation or disturbance by resisting damage and recovering quickly, but other authors have provided variations on this theme since 1973. Ecological resilience is...

2011

Burton, P. J., MacDonald, S. E.

Abstract: Many of the world's forests are not primeval; forest restoration aims to reverse alterations caused by human use. Forest restoration (including reforestation and forest rehabilitation) is widely researched and practiced around the globe. A review of recent literature reveals some common...

2012

Foote, A.L.

Oil sand extraction in Alberta, Canada is a multibillion dollar industry operating over 143 km(2) of open pit mining and 4600 km(2) of other bitumen strata in northern boreal forests. Oil production contributes to Canada-wide GDP, creates socio-cultural problems, provides energy exports and...