Functional and compositional responses of microorganisms to reclamation of surface-mined boreal forest soils

Over the last four decades, surface mining of oil sands in the boreal forest of western Canada has created large areas of disturbed land. The current regulatory framework requires that derelict land be reclaimed to pre-disturbance conditions. This has prompted the need to assess the effectiveness of...

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Main Author: Dimitriu, Pedro Aejandro
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12801