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- 2Revegetation
- 1Diamond mine
- 1Native species
- 1Numerical modelling
- 1Reclamation substrate
- 1Carrera-Hernandez, J.J.
- 1Devito, K.J.
- 1Drozdowski, B. L.
- 1Mendoza, C.A.
- 1Naeth, M. A.
- 1Petrone, R.M.
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Reclamation for aspen revegetation in the Athabasca oil sands: Understanding soil water dynamics through unsaturated flow modelling
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Smerdon, B.D., Mendoza, C.A., Devito, K.J., Petrone, R.M., Carrera-Hernandez, J.J.
Reclamation of mined areas in the Athabasca oil sands region is required by law, with the ultimate goal of revegetating to species characteristic of predisturbance native plant communities. To develop adequate reclamation strategies, an analysis of soil water dynamics is of utmost importance, as...
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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...