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Economic and Biological Feasibility of Native Plants for Land Reclamation in Western Canada

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Author(s)

Carol Jones

Bruce McTavish

Organization

Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)

Project

National CLRA Conference Papers

Resource Date:

1986

The feasibility of using native plants for land reclamation should be addressed from both a biological and an economic perspective. For a species to be biologically feasible for use in reclamation it...

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Jones native species survival

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Economic Evaluations of Tree Improvement for Planted Forests: A Systematic Review

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Author(s)

Wei-Yew Chang

Shuo Wang

Chris Gaston

Julie Cool

Henry An

Barb Thomas

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Organization

University of British Columbia (UBC)

University of Alberta (UofA)

Resource Date:

2019

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Economic Impacts of Short Rotation Woody Crops in Canada

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Author(s)

Torben Jensen

Tim Keddy

Derek Sidders

Organization

2 Billion Trees (2BT)

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Project

Canadian Wood Fibre Centre

Resource Date:

2023

Canada is seeking cost-effective means to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, particularly CO2. One of the promising means is the short rotation woody crops (SRWC) plantation, a silvicultural approach...

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Afforestation plantation

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Ecotypic Variation in the Reproductive Response of Poa alpina

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Author(s)

Reinhard Hermesh

Organization

Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)

InnoTech Alberta (ITA)

Project

Alberta Chapter CLRA Conference Papers

Resource Date:

1987

In 1983 the Alberta Environmental Centre (AEC) at Vegreville began a program to develop licensed, commercially available seed varieties suitable for use in the reclamation of rangeland and man-made...

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Number of Poa alpina seeds produced

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Ectomycorrhizae of Jack Pine and Green Alder: Assessment of the Need for Inoculation, Development of Inoculation Techniques and Outplanting Trials on Oil Sand Tailings

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Author(s)

Robert Danielson

Suzanne Visser

Organization

Reclamation Research Technical Advisory Committee (RRTAC)

University of Calgary (UofC)

Resource Date:

1988

The overall objectives of these studies were to characterize the mycorrhizal status of jack pine and green alder which are prime candidates as reclamation species for oil sand tailings

Report cover page

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Edge Influence of Low-impact Seismic Lines for Oil Exploration on Upland Forest Vegetation in Northern Alberta (Canada).

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Author(s)

Anna Dabros

James Hammond

Jaime Pinzon

Brad Pinno

David Langor

Contacts

Organization

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Resource Date:

2017

Low-impact seismic (LIS) techniques were developed to reduce the environmental footprint of oil exploration. Though relatively narrow (~2–3 m) and constructed with light-weight equipment, these lines...

Caribou on Road

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Edith H.Y. Li

Contact

Organization

Land Management

Edward Bork

Contact

Organization

University of Alberta (UofA)

Position Title

Professor

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Wetland Knowledge

Effect of Grasses and Soil Amendments on Soil Aggregates and Aggregate Strength

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Author(s)

Don Thacker

Organization

Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)

InnoTech Alberta (ITA)

Project

Alberta Chapter CLRA Conference Papers

Resource Date:

1989

Four solum and subsoil materials from Alberta were treated to determine if soil aggregation and aggregate strength could be increased to reduce succeptibility to soil compaction. Each soil was treated...

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1989 Proceedings Cover

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Effect of Liming on Ni Bioavailability and Toxicity to Oat and Soybean Grown in Field Soils Containing Aged Emissions from a Ni Refinery

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Author(s)

S. Cioccio

Y. Gopalapillai

T. Dan

B. Hale

Organization

Golder Associates Ltd.

University of Guelph (UofG)

Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)

Project

National CLRA Conference Papers

Resource Date:

2016

Mitigating toxicity of soil Ni through liming might manifest itself through lower bioavailability of soil Ni, thus lower tissue concentrations of Ni. Bioavailability of dissolved metals is reduced as...

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Effect of liming

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Effect of Pipeline Construction on Soil Compaction in Alberta

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Author(s)

Sandra Landsburg

Karen Cannon

Nancy Finlayson

Organization

Resource Date:

1995

No clear relationships emerged between soil Orders, zones, or soil parent materials and the effect of pipeline construction on soil compaction. Soil moisture conditions appear to be more important.

Report cover page

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Effect of Pipeline Construction on Soil Strengths of Soil Horizons in Alberta: 1990 Final Report

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Author(s)

Karen Cannon

Nancy Finlayson

Sandra Landsburg

Organization

Resource Date:

1991

At each of the fifteen 1989 study areas and at each of the eight 1988 study areas soil strength was monitored using a cone penetrometer in 15 cm depth increments to a depth of 52.5 cm.

Report cover page

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Effect of Seed Production and Soil Scarification on the Natural Regeneration of a Second-Growth Fir Stand in the Lower St. Lawrence Region

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Author(s)

Richard Zarnovican

Organization

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

2 Billion Trees (2BT)

Project

Laurentian Forestry Centre

Resource Date:

2003

This study examines the relationship between seed production, soil scarification and seedling establishment in balsam fir ( Abies balsamea [L.] Mill.) and white spruce ( Picea glauca [Moench] Voss)...

Front cover

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Effective Strategies for the Restoration of Disturbed Sites

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Author(s)

David Polster

Organization

Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)

Resource Date:

2020

Understanding the ecology of recovery processes allows effective restoration strategies for disturbed sites to be developed. Since pioneering species occur over broad ecological and geographic ranges...

Polster - UBC Cliff reclamation

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Effectiveness of Soil Conservation Procedures on Recent Major Pipeline Construction in Western Canada

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Author(s)

Donald Wishart

John Hayes

Organization

Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)

Project

Alberta Chapter CLRA Conference Papers

Resource Date:

1989

The effectiveness of a soil conservation method employed on recent major pipeline construction in Western Canada was investigated. Prior to any major construction activities, topsoil was salvaged over...

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1989 Proceedings Cover

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Effects of 2023 Wildfires in Alberta

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Author(s)

Dave Huggard

Brandon Allen

David Roberts

Organization

Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI)

Resource Date:

2024

Fires are a natural occurrence in Alberta’s forests. In boreal and montane forests, fires—along with other natural disturbances such as insect outbreaks and disease—create a mosaic of stands of...

2023 wildfire areas

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Effects of Air Pollutants on the Forest Ecosystem: A Review

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Author(s)

Esmeralda Cabral

Organization

Government of Alberta (GoA)

Resource Date:

1986

Alberta is in a fortunate situation because most of its soils are underlain by calcareous bedrock and can, therefore, neutralize in-coming acids more efficiently than Canadian Shield areas

Report cover page

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Effects of Cell Size and Spacing on Root Density and Field Performance of Container-Reared Black Spruce

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Author(s)

P. Salonius

K. Beaton

Blair Roze

Organization

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

2 Billion Trees (2BT)

Project

Atlantic Forestry Centre

Resource Date:

2000

This study examined the effects of nursery rearing in an array of 51 individual fabricated frames that supported a range of six growing cell sizes at 11 plant spacings in all possible combinations. A...

Front cover

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Effects of Cold Stratification on the Germination of Vaccinium myrtilloides (Common Blueberry) and Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Bog Cranberry) Seeds from Alberta, Canada

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Author(s)

Jessica Hudson

Çağdaş Kera Yücel

Amanda Schoonmaker

Jean-Marie Sobze

Contacts

Çağdaş Kera Yücel

Amanda Schoonmaker

Jean-Marie Sobze

Organization

NAIT Centre for Boreal Research (NAIT CBR)

Project

Plant and Seed Technologies

Resource Date:

2017

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Effects of Cold Stratification

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Wetland Knowledge

Effects of Elemental Sulfur on Soil pH and Growth of Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia) and Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) Seedlings

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Author(s)

Xuehui Sun

Wenqing Zhang

Robert Vassov

Ira Sherr

Ning Du

Janusz Zwiazek

Organization

University of Alberta (UofA)

Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL)

Resource Date:

2022

The land disturbed by open-pit oil sands mining must be restored to support the survival and growth of native boreal plants. Because tailings sand and sodic shale overburden are commonly used as an...

Sulphur effects on net photosynthesis

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