Title: Evaluating the hydrological response of a boreal fen following the removal of a temporary access road
Citation: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Study Site: Fort McMurray, Alberta
Purpose: Peatlands dominate the landscape (~50% of total area) in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) in northern Alberta, and as such, are susceptible to hydrological disturbance from oil sands mining and exploration. In this study, we explore the hydrochemical response of a disturbed fen (Firebag Fen) in the AOSR following the removal of a temporary access road that was operational from 2007 to 2013.
Abstract: Weather variables, soil properties, geochemical properties, and vegetation surveying a boreal fen following the removal of a temporary access road, data collected from 2013 to 2016
Supplemental Information Summary:
Research: Oil Sands Monitoring Program
Further Info: Matthew C. Elmes, Eric Kessel, Corey M. Wells, George Sutherland, Jonathan S. Price, Merrin L. Macrae, Richard M. Petrone, Evaluating the hydrological response of a boreal fen following the removal of a temporary access road, Journal of Hydrology, ISSN 0022-1694, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125928.
Status: Complete
Keywords:
soil carbon,
hydrology,
peat properties,
vegetation,
reclamation/restoration,
fen,
Geographical coordinates: North: 57.216667, South: 57.216667 East: -110.883333 West: -110.883333
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2013-01-01, End
Date: 2016-12-31
