Active Layer Thermal Properties and Vegetation Recovery at a Site Experiencing Acid Drainage Near Eagle Plains, Yukon Territory, Canada

• Main Author: Comerford, Nicolas
• Other Authors: Lacelle, Denis
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2023
• Subjects: acid drainage; permafrost; vegetation; talik; Canada; Eagle Plains; Talik; Yukon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/44645; https://doi.org/10.20381/ruor-28851

Acidic waters flowing over pyrite-rich shales are discharging near Eagle Plains, Yukon Territory, degrading the local vegetation and permafrost. Initial site investigations in 2005 found that high active layer soluble ion concentrations are likely preserving a supra-permafrost talik that recycles ac...