Title: Carbon and Nutrient Stoichiometric Relationships in the Soil–Plant Systems of Disturbed Boreal Forest Peatlands within Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Canada
Citation: The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Study Site: AOSR, Fort McMurray, AB
Purpose: Peatlands store carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P), and the stoichiometric relationship among them may be modified by ecosystem disturbances, with major implications for boreal peatland ecosystem functions. To understand the potential impact of landscape fragmentation on peatland nutrient stoichiometry, we characterize the stoichiometric ratios of C, N and P in the soil–plant systems of disturbed boreal forest peatlands and also assessed relationships among site conditions, nutrient availability, stoichiometric ratios (C:N:P) and C storage in four sites that represent the forms of disturbed peatlands in the Athabasca oil sands region.
Abstract: Groundwater, peat, and vegetation chemistry for the Soil–Plant Systems of Disturbed Boreal Forest Peatlands within Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Fort McMurray, Canada, data collected in August 2015
Supplemental Information Summary:
Research:
Further Info: Nwaishi, F., Morison, M., Plach, J., Macrae, M., & Petrone, R. (2022). Carbon and Nutrient Stoichiometric Relationships in the Soil–Plant Systems of Disturbed Boreal Forest Peatlands within Athabasca Oil Sands Region, Canada. Forests, 13(6), 865. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060865
Status: Complete
Keywords:
soil carbon,
reclamation/restoration,
peat properties,
effects of disturbance,
vegetation,
CNP stoichiometry,
Geographical coordinates: North: 56.933333, South: 56.316667 East: -111.233333 West: -111.650000
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2015-08-01, End
Date: 2015-08-31
