Title: Data from: Creating fen initiation conditions: a new approach for peatland reclamation in the oil sands region of Alberta
Citation: Borkenhagen, Andrea; Cooper, David J. (2016). Data from: Creating fen initiation conditions: a new approach for peatland reclamation in the oil sands region of Alberta [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.534ng
Study Site: Alberta
Purpose: Reclaiming peatland ecosystems is challenging our understanding of how to rebuild functioning landscapes. Assisted succession may provide a practical approach to guide the reestablishment of peatlands in denuded landscapes. In Alberta, the majority of peatlands began as fens during the paludification process. This research focuses on creating fen initiation conditions to establish fen moss species on mineral sediment as an approach for peatland reclamation in the oil sands region.
Abstract: In a field mesocosm experiment, we evaluated the establishment of five common fen mosses (Drepanocladus aduncus, Ptychostomum (Bryum) pseudotriquetrum, Campylium stellatum, Tomentypnum nitens, and Aulacomnium palustre) introduced in equal proportions to clay loam. To determine the optimal hydrologic conditions for the establishment of each species, we tested four water levels (0, -10, -20, and -30 cm). We created vegetation types similar to those identified at the peat–mineral interface in peat profiles to determine the effect of herbaceous plant, low shrub, and wood-strand mulch cover treatments on moss establishment.
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Further Info: Borkenhagen, Andrea; Cooper, David J. (2015), Creating fen initiation conditions: a new approach for peatland reclamation in the oil sands region of Alberta, Journal of Applied Ecology, Article-journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12555
Status: Complete
Keywords:
vegetation,
hydrology,
reclamation/restoration,
Geographical coordinates: North: 60.00, South: 49.02 East: -110.04 West: -119.99
Bounding Temporal Extent: Start Date: 2012-06-08, End
Date: 2014-10-24
