Factors affecting ecosystem recovery after placer mining in northwestern British Columbia

• Other Authors: Haig, Jose (Author), Burton, Philip (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia College of Science and Management (Degree granting institution), Rea, Roy (Committee member), Wilford, David (Committee member)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Northern British Columbia 2017
• Subjects: Atlin; Atlin Lake
• Online Access: https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A17387; https://doi.org/10.24124/2017/1402

This research sought to determine the attributes affecting unassisted ecosystem recovery after placer mining. Ninety post-mining sites in 14 creek drainages east of Atlin Lake, British Columbia, were sampled to represent a range of times since disturbance (9 to 76 years). The six indicators utilized...