Using Carex aquatilis as a biological assessment tool in monitoring salt-impacted Boreal Peatlands
Saline water is produced as a result of extracting hydrocarbons from geological formations and is brought to the surface during the extraction process. Understanding salinity impacts in the Boreal peatlands in Northern Alberta is important to the responsible development and management of these valua...
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ftdatacite:10.25316/ir-265 2023-05-15T15:53:13+02:00 Using Carex aquatilis as a biological assessment tool in monitoring salt-impacted Boreal Peatlands Cowan, Carrie Dawn 2017 https://dx.doi.org/10.25316/ir-265 https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/5309 en eng My University Biological indicator species Boreal Carex Aquatilis Peatlands produced water spills Salt contamination CreativeWork article 2017 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.25316/ir-265 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Saline water is produced as a result of extracting hydrocarbons from geological formations and is brought to the surface during the extraction process. Understanding salinity impacts in the Boreal peatlands in Northern Alberta is important to the responsible development and management of these valuable ecosystems. Although there are regulatory guidelines to support and direct remediation and reclamation efforts of contaminated sites, a knowledge gap exists within current criteria and better understanding of how salinity impacts the boreal wetlands is needed. Salt tolerance mechanisms demonstrated by Carex aquatilis may provide an alternative, non-intrusive way to monitor the health of Boreal wetland communities. Using meta-analysis and simple linear regression analysis, a negative relationship was detected between relative frequency of occurrence of Carex aquatilis and salt-contamination (represented as electrical conductivity values as high as 17,000 S/cm). This trend is the first step in creating a framework for biological assessments useful in salt-contaminated peatlands. Article in Journal/Newspaper Carex aquatilis DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Saline water is produced as a result of extracting hydrocarbons from geological formations and is brought to the surface during the extraction process. Understanding salinity impacts in the Boreal peatlands in Northern Alberta is important to the responsible development and management of these valuable ecosystems. Although there are regulatory guidelines to support and direct remediation and reclamation efforts of contaminated sites, a knowledge gap exists within current criteria and better understanding of how salinity impacts the boreal wetlands is needed. Salt tolerance mechanisms demonstrated by Carex aquatilis may provide an alternative, non-intrusive way to monitor the health of Boreal wetland communities. Using meta-analysis and simple linear regression analysis, a negative relationship was detected between relative frequency of occurrence of Carex aquatilis and salt-contamination (represented as electrical conductivity values as high as 17,000 S/cm). This trend is the first step in creating a framework for biological assessments useful in salt-contaminated peatlands. |
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Cowan, Carrie Dawn |
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Cowan, Carrie Dawn |
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Using Carex aquatilis as a biological assessment tool in monitoring salt-impacted Boreal Peatlands |
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Using Carex aquatilis as a biological assessment tool in monitoring salt-impacted Boreal Peatlands |
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Using Carex aquatilis as a biological assessment tool in monitoring salt-impacted Boreal Peatlands |
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Using Carex aquatilis as a biological assessment tool in monitoring salt-impacted Boreal Peatlands |
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Using Carex aquatilis as a biological assessment tool in monitoring salt-impacted Boreal Peatlands |
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using carex aquatilis as a biological assessment tool in monitoring salt-impacted boreal peatlands |
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My University |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.25316/ir-265 https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/5309 |
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