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Cluster Planting: Early Enhancement of Structural Diversity in a Reclaimed Boreal Forest
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Abstract: Planting trees is an important step in re-establishing functioning forest ecosystems after industrial land disturbances. Conventional planting practices create forests with evenly spaced...
Coal Mine Reclamation and the Challenges of Establishing Forest Vegetation in the Face of Significant Ruderal Competition: A 5-Year Assessment of the Good, the Bad and the Downright Ridiculous
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A presentation on a combination of approaches to manage vegetation and forest development, through the use of wood mulch, film mulch, pre-emergent herbicide, rototilling, hitchhiking native forbs with...
Community-level Modelling of Boreal Forest Mammal Distribution in an Oil Sands Landscape
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This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...
Competition Considerations When Using Soil Strippings for Reclamation of Industrial Disturbances
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In recent years, operators have been working towards the reclamation, and ultimately, certification of industrial disturbance sites. One challenge is aggressive colonization of agronomic vegetation...
Controls on Plot-Scale Growing Season CO2 and CH4 Fluxes in Restored Peatlands: Do They Differ From Unrestored and Natural Sites?
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Decision Support System: Landscape Treatment Process (Forest Land/Upland)
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The Decision Support Systems (DSS) uses a scenario approach to guiding reclamation and restoration activities. This resource follows the Landscape Treatment Process for Forest Land (Upland). DSS are...
Decision Support System: Soil Treatment Process for Forest Land (Upland)
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The Decision Support Systems (DSS) uses a scenario approach to guiding reclamation and restoration activities. This resource follows the Soil Treatment Process for Forest Land (Upland). DSS are...
Decision Support System: Vegetation Treatment Process for Forest Land (Upland)
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The Decision Support Systems (DSS) uses a scenario approach to guiding reclamation and restoration activities. This resource follows the Vegetation Treatment Process for Forest Land (Upland). DSS are...
Developing Allometric Equations for Estimating Shrub Biomass in a Boreal Fen
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This study develops allometric equations for three dominant genera found in boreal fens: Alnus spp. (alder), Salix spp. (willow) and Betula pumila (bog birch).
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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EMEND for Schools: 360 Video and Teaching Resources
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The Emend for Schools: 360° Video EMEND Tour Teachers Resource is a full lesson plan and 360 immersive and interactive video teaching tool, including a teacher lesson plan and student workbook aligned...
Examining Drivers of Post-Fire Seismic Line Ecotone Regeneration in a Boreal Peatland Environment
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Seismic lines are the dominant anthropogenic disturbance in the boreal forest of the Canadian province of Alberta, fragmenting over 1900 km 2 of peatland areas and accounting for more than 80% of all...
Factors that Result in Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Development on Padded Sites in Peatlands: Pilot Study
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The pilot study validated the research questions, sampling design, measurement and data analysis methods developed for a large‐scale study, with some minor amendments.
Field Notes: Reclamation Field Tour of Upland and Peatland Industrially-Disturbed Sites
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This field note is a summary of questions and answers covered during the NAIT 5th Field Tour. It includes stops made at reclamation sites, the focus of each stop and questions accompanying the topic.
Germination and Early Growth of Boreal Understory Plants on 3 Reclamation Soil Types Under Simulated Drought Conditions
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Greenhouse Propagation of Endemic North American Reed Grass
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Reed grass (Phragmites australis) is a 1.5 to 5 m tall perennial grass commonly found in riparian areas and along the edges of wetlands. The species establishes quickly over disturbed landscapes and...
Guide to Variance Justifications for Reclamation Certification of Wellsites and Associated Facilities: Stakeholder Review and Field Verification
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Practitioners tested the Guide to Variance Justifications on four of those sites; three had been previously approved and one had been submitted and was pending a decision.
Handling of Poplar and Willow Cuttings - Part 1
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Poplars and willows are woody species that can be propagated by stem cuttings, and grow across a wide range of site and environmental conditions. Both poplars and willows are early successional...