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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University of British Columbia
2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12801 |