Oil sands surface mining in Alberta has generated over a billion cubic metres of waste,
known as tailings, consisting of sands, silts, clays, and process-affected water that contains …

Oil sands development within the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) has accelerated in
recent decades, causing alteration to natural ecosystems including wetlands that perform …

The incorporation of conservation physiology into environmental management, particularly
ecological restoration, is underutilized, despite the capacity of such approaches to discern …

Mine reclamation in the Athabasca oil sands region is legally required as companies must
reconstruct disturbed landscapes into functioning ecosystems which previously existed in …

Plant communities and water chemistry properties were characterized at Sandhill Wetland;
an experimental reclamation site constructed above a backfilled open pit mine in …

Expansion of impervious surface cover results in “flashy” hydrologic response, elevated
flood risk, and degraded water quality in urban watersheds. Stormwater management ponds …

Carex aquatilis is a widespread boreal species that is abundant in open fens and marshes.
The species has broad natural tolerances to differing water levels and ion concentrations …

Some of the rivers in northern China are dried, and reclaimed water (RW) is used to restore
these degraded river ecosystems, during which the RW could recharge the aquifer by river …

Reclamation watersheds that integrate fen peatlands into the design require the inclusion of
uplands that are capable of supporting forest development while concurrently supplying …

Abstract Study Region Reclamation of wetlands, including peatlands, is legally required in
the Athabasca oil sands region following bitumen extraction via surface mining which leaves …