Evaluating the success of revegetated metalliferous mine tailings in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

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dc.contributor.authorNaguit, Christian
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeGoldsborough, Gordon (Biological Sciences) Zvomuya, Francis (Soil Science)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorMarkham, John (Biological Sciences) Renault, Sylvie (Biological Sciences)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T23:12:40Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T23:12:40Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.degree.disciplineBiological Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractRevegetation is employed to mitigate the spread of mine tailings in the environment by ameliorating tailings with organics to promote plant cover. Revegetation has proven to be successful in establishing plant cover, but the long-term effects are largely unknown. A field study was conducted to evaluate the success of four artificially revegetated tailings from Manitoba by comparing plant cover and diversity. Central Manitoba, Flin Flon, and Thompson had moderate cover while cover was low in Lynn Lake. All four sites had low diversity and were composed of early-successional species. The results suggest that while current revegetation methods promote plant growth on tailings, it is currently difficult to determine if and how the vegetation will progress from a grass-legume community to a boreal forest. In addition, while various amounts of effort were invested into each site, the results indicate the degree of remediation does not affect overall success.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2014en_US
dc.identifier.citationWater, Air, and Soil Pollutionen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/23291
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Link and Business Mediaen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectmine tailingsen_US
dc.subjectplant diversityen_US
dc.subjectrevegetationen_US
dc.subjectsuccessionen_US
dc.titleEvaluating the success of revegetated metalliferous mine tailings in Manitoba and Saskatchewanen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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