An overview of peatland restoration in North America: where are we after 25 years?

RA Chimner, DJ Cooper, FC Wurster… - Restoration …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Peatland restoration in North America (NA) was initiated approximately 25 years
ago on peat‐extracted bogs. Recent advances in peatland restoration in NA have expanded …

Constructing fen peatlands in post-mining oil sands landscapes: challenges and opportunities from a hydrological perspective

SJ Ketcheson, JS Price, SK Carey, RM Petrone… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Peatland development occurs naturally over long periods of time in response to climate,
geology, hydrology and vegetation. Open-pit oil sands mining activities in Northern Alberta …

The hydrological functioning of a constructed fen wetland watershed

SJ Ketcheson, JS Price, O Sutton, G Sutherland… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mine reclamation requires the reconstruction of entire landforms and drainage systems. The
hydrological regime of reclaimed landscapes will be a manifestation of the processes …

Dynamics of microbial populations and diversity in NAPL contaminated peat soil under varying water table conditions

PK Gupta, B Gharedaghloo, M Lynch, J Cheng… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the risks that hydrocarbon contamination from pipeline leaks or train derailments
impose on the health of peatlands in hydrocarbon production areas and transportation …

Measuring restoration progress using pore-and surface-water chemistry across a chronosequence of formerly afforested blanket bogs

PPJ Gaffney, MH Hancock, MA Taggart… - Journal of Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
During the restoration of degraded bogs and other peatlands, both habitat and functional
recovery can be closely linked with nutrient cycling, which is reflected in pore-and surface …

Establishing vegetation on a constructed fen in a post-mined landscape in Alberta's oil sands region: a four-year evaluation after species introduction

AK Borkenhagen, DJ Cooper - Ecological Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Oil sands mining in Alberta has disturbed large areas of peatland, the dominant regional
ecosystem type, and no formal strategies exist to reconstruct the landscape. Peatland …

Increased peatland nutrient availability following the fort McMurray Horse River wildfire

C van Beest, R Petrone, F Nwaishi, JM Waddington… - Diversity, 2019 - mdpi.com
Northern peatlands are experiencing increased wildfire disturbance, threatening peatland
biogeochemical function and ability to remain major stores of carbon (C) and macronutrients …

[HTML][HTML] Decomposition, biochemical composition and nutrient cycling of macauba palm in a Cerrado Entisol

AM Carvalho, LG Quintana, AM Souza, TR Coser… - Scientia …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Leaf litter decomposition and the release of nutrients from macauba palm leaves play a
major role in nutrient return to the soil in a conservation environment. This study evaluated …

Preliminary assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from a constructed fen on post-mining landscape in the Athabasca oil sands region, Alberta, Canada

F Nwaishi, RM Petrone, ML Macrae, JS Price… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
The ongoing reclamation of boreal forest areas that are impacted by oil sands mining
involves the construction of wetlands as desirable land uses. Constructed wetlands …

Deeper burning in a boreal fen peatland 1‐year post‐wildfire accelerates recovery trajectory of carbon dioxide uptake

M Morison, C van Beest, M Macrae, F Nwaishi… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Peatlands contain a globally significant store (30%) of soil carbon (C). Within the Canadian
Western Boreal Plains, where peatlands are a dominant feature, the climate is becoming …