Soil carbon stabilization under three reclaimed vegetation types in the Alberta oil sands

Prior to oil sands extraction, mineral soil from local boreal forest is salvaged and stored, together with additional peat obtained from local peatlands, for future reclamation use. The ability of reclaimed soils to stabilize carbon is an important indicator of soil functioning and successful reclam...

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Main Author: Laidlaw, Meghan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52775