Vegetation Response to a Subsurface Crude Oil Spill on a Subarctic Right-of-way, Tulita (Fort Norman), Northwest Territories, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Seburn, David C., Kershaw, G. Peter, Kershaw, Linda J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1996
• Subjects: oil spill; subarctic; plant species; vegetation; disturbance; revegetation; plant recovery; oil pipeline; déversement de pétrole; subarctique; espèce végétale; végétation; perturbation; restauration; reverdissement; oléoduc; Canada; Norman Wells; Northwest Territories; Tulita; Arctagrostis latifolia; Arctic; Subarctic; subarctique*; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64262

The plant species on a simulated pipeline corridor near Tulita (Fort Norman), Northwest Territories were studied prior to and for three years after an experimental point-spill of 3273 L (20 imperial barrels) of crude oil. Two distinct environments were examined: a cleared right-of-way (ROW) and a si...