Title: Plant community structure within a reclamation field trial and forested reference sites in a post-mine environment (2016-2019)
Citation: Rapai, S. B., Collis, B., Henry, T., Lyle, K., Newmaster, S. G., Raizman, V., & Hanner, R. (2021). Plant community structure within a reclamation field trial and forested reference sites in a post-mine environment [Data set]. University of Guelph Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.5683/SP2/AQEURC
Study Site: Detour Lake Mine in northeastern Ontario
Purpose: The objectives of this study are to: (1) Investigate how soil amendments influence plant functional group establishment and growth in mine overburden; and (2) Explore the amendment properties that best support the establishment and growth of a plant community that resembles the baseline reference sites.
Abstract: Early successional plant community assemblage within a reclamation field trial at the Detour Lake Mine in northeastern Ontario is assessed, and compared with reference forested and historically reclaimed sites. The reclamation field trial examines eight amendment treatment combinations that include treatments with a winter kill cover crop of oats, fertilizer, biosolids, peat, and combinations thereof.
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Research:
Further Info: Rapai, Sean B.; Collis, Brianna; Henry, Thomas; Lyle, Kimberly; Newmaster, Steven G.; Raizman, Veronika; Hanner, Robert H. 2021. "Plant Community Structure within a Reclamation Field Trial and Forested Reference Sites in a Post-Mine Environment" Forests 12, no. 6: 776. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12060776.doi: 10.3390/f12060776
Status: Complete
Keywords:
reclamation/restoration,
peat properties,
vegetation,
mining,
fertilizer,
Geographical coordinates: North: 50.01951045977301, South: 50.01951045977301 East: -79.71465023923965 West: -79.71465023923965
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2016-08-23, End
Date: 2019-08-09
