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- 1Roy Berg Kinsella Research Ranch
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2012
Chanasyk, D. S., Leatherdale, J., Quideau, S. A.
Large oil sands deposits in the Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta, Canada, are recovered through surface mining, creating a large-scale disturbance. Reclamation requires reconstruction of soil profiles to return the land to equivalent land capability and support the required end land use....
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1991
Thacker, D. J., Chanasyk, D. S., Powter, C. B., Macyk, T. M., Naeth, M. A., White, D. J.
To provide coordinated direction for reclamation research in Alberta, the need to review the current understanding and the role of soil physical properties in soil disturbance related activities was identified. Surface coal mining, pipeline and wellhead construction, oil sands extraction, timber...
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2012
Leskiw, L. A., Chanasyk, D. S., Nemirsky, C. L., Naeth, M. A., Brierley, J. A., Bock, M. D., Archibald, H. A., VandenBygaart, A. J.
With increasing anthropogenic activity, the areal extent of disturbed soils is becoming larger and disturbances more intense. Regulatory frameworks must incorporate reclamation criteria for these disturbed soils, requiring consistent descriptions and interpretations. Many human altered soils...
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In-situ measurement of snowmelt infiltration under various topsoil cap thicknesses on a reclaimed site.
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Dyck, M. F., Naeth, M. A., Christensen, A. F., He, H., Chanasyk, D. S., Nichol, C., Turner, L. E.
Understanding the soil and climatic conditions affecting the partitioning of snowmelt to runoff and infiltration during spring snow ablation is a requisite for water resources management and environmental risk assessment in cold semi-arid regions. Soil freezing and thawing processes, snowmelt...
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In situ measurement of snowmelt infiltrationunder various topsoil cap thicknesses on a reclaimed site.
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Christensen, A. F., Dyck, M. F., Turner, L. E., Chanasyk, D. S., Naeth, M. A., He, H., Nichol, C.
Understanding the soil and climatic conditions affecting the partitioning of snowmelt to runoff and infiltration during spring snow ablation is a requisite for water resources management and environmental risk assessment in cold semi-arid regions. Soil freezing and thawing processes, snowmelt...
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2002
Donkor, N. T., Bork, E. W., Hudson, R. J., Naeth, M. A., Gedir, J. V., Chanasyk, D. S.
Livestock trampling impacts have been assessed in many Alberta grassland ecosystems, but the impacts of animal trampling on Aspen Boreal ecosystems have not been documented. This study compared the effects of high intensity [4.16 animal unit month per ha (AUM) ha-1] short-duration grazing (SDG)...
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Evaluation of substrate and amendment materials for soil reclamation at a diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
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Naeth, M. A., Wilkinson, S. R., Drozdowski, B. L.
Mine waste materials with potential for use in soil construction at a diamond mine in the Northwest Territories were evaluated to address physical and chemical limitations for plant establishment, growth and development. Substrates were glacial till, gravel, processed kimberlite, and 50:50 and...
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2013
Naeth, M. A., Cohen-Fernández, A. C., Wilkinson, S. R.
Limestone quarry reclamation worldwide requires development of substrates or anthroposolic soils. The suitability of three limestone substrates (gray, gray brown, crushed) for revegetation was assessed in two greenhouse experiments. In the first experiment amended substrates (pulp mill sludge,...
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2012
Naeth, M. A., Raab, T., Bens, O., Krümmelbein, J.
Germany is the world’s leading lignite coal producer. The region surrounding the towns of Cottbus and Senftenberg in Lusatia, Eastern Germany, is one of the largest mining areas in Germany, and has economically been strongly dependent on lignite mining and lignite processing industries since the...