Understanding how reclamation practices influence plant community assembly and
succession is an important step in developing realistic indicators and targets for reclamation …

Degraded lands are defined by soils that have lost primary productivity due to abiotic or
biotic stresses. Among the abiotic stresses, drought, salinity, and heavy metals are the main …

Oil sands mining in northern Alberta impacts a large footprint, but the industry is committed
to reclaim all disturbed land to an ecologically healthy state in response to environmental …

Actinorhizal symbiosis naturally harbours beneficial categories of diverse plant growth
promoting microorganisms (PGPMs), including the Frankia species. The beneficial …

Understanding the effects of reclamation treatments on plant community development is an
important step in setting realistic indicators and targets for reclamation of upland oil sands …

Environmental stresses are caused by human activities or natural events. Several of them
including salinity, heavy metals, and extreme temperature affect both soil characteristics and …

Forest development after land reclamation in the oil sands mining region of northern Alberta,
Canada was assessed using long-term monitoring plots from both reclaimed and natural …

Actinobacteria commonly inhabit the rhizosphere, being an essential part of this
environment due to their interactions with plants. Such interactions have made possible to …

This study examined the effects of metal-polluted soil on growth, biomass and uptake of
trace metals and nutrients in Alnus incana and A. glutinosa seedlings. The rate of nitrogen …

Alnus glutinosa (black alder) is a mycorrhizal pioneer tree species with tolerance to high
concentrations of salt in the soil and can therefore be considered to be an important tree for …