Reference conditions for rehabilitating mine stockpiles as novel upland ecosystems in Canada's subarctic

摘要

In Canada's subarctic Hudson Bay Lowlands, mining activity is creating stockpiles of processed kimberlites and other non-acid generating materials that must be rehabilitated to novel upland ecosystems dominated by native plant species. Reclaiming these piles to regionally compatible, productive and self-sustaining ecosystems first requires an understanding of edaphic factors, plant communities and soil-plant relationships on analogous natural environments. Currently, little is known about these factors and relationships on existing uplands in this region.