Overview
- Examines long-term ecological recovery of wetlands impacted by open pit bitumen mining and tailings production in northeastern Alberta
- Describes the effects of bitumen exploitation on the floristic (species) composition and diversity of vascular plant communities, by examining differences between native and disturbed wetland habitats
- Of interest to scientists, engineers, ecologists and environmentalists working on the successful reclamation of wetland function
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science (BRIEFSENVIRONMENTAL)
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Book Title: Impaired Wetlands in a Damaged Landscape
Book Subtitle: The Legacy of Bitumen Exploitation in Canada
Authors: Kevin P. Timoney
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10235-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-10234-4Published: 14 July 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-10235-1Published: 01 July 2015
Series ISSN: 2191-5547
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5555
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 218
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 54 illustrations in colour
Topics: Landscape Ecology, Plant Ecology, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Environmental Management