##  [Temporary Drilling Pads From Oil Sands Exploration Require Microtopography for Restoration](/resource/temporary-drilling-pads-oil-sands-exploration-require-microtopography-restoration) 

Organization

[University of Alberta (UofA)](/organization/university-alberta-uofa)

[Alberta Centre for Reclamation and Restoration Ecology (ACRRE)](/organization/alberta-centre-reclamation-and-restoration-ecology-acrre)

[Fuse Consulting Ltd.](/organization/fuse-consulting-ltd-0)

 

 

Resource Type

[Fact sheet](/taxonomy/term/34)

 

 

Author(s)

Sarah Boon

Matthew Pyper

 

 

Original Authors

Sarah Boon

Matthew Pyper

 

 

Resource Date:

2014

 

Page Length

1

 

 

OSE pads had a more uniform surface and lower surface elevation than the undisturbed sites, especially at pads classified as bryophyte-poor. These differences in microtopography were associated with differences in plant species richness and composition between the pads and the undisturbed sites. Specifically, the OSE sites had greater sedge cover than the undisturbed sites and fewer plant indicator species.