<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>32</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">McMillan, Roxanne Adele</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Forest floor as an amendment in oil sands reclamation</style></title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Suncor</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Syncrude Canada Ltd.</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2005</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://search.proquest.com/docview/89115108</style></url></web-urls></urls><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">University of Alberta</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Renewable Resources</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">109</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">en</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Syncrude Canada Inc. and Suncor Energy Ltd. are two oil sand operators in the Athabasca region. Following surface mining, land reclamation entails re-establishment of functioning ecosystems using salvaged mineral soil materials and organic amendments. While traditional reclamation uses peat, benefits from using the forest floor stripped from pre-mining areas were examined. This study investigated the reclamation techniques in terms of nitrogen (N) fluxes. Specifically, net N nitrogen mineralization rates and microbial biomass were measured in an undisturbed forest and several reclaimed sites at Syncrude and Suncor. Results suggested no significant difference in net N mineralization rates between sites. However, there were differences in microbial biomass possibly related to differences in moisture content. A lab experiment manipulating soil moisture content showed a positive relationship between microbial biomass N and moisture content. No relationship with microbial biomass C was found, possibly due to a shift in microbial community structure.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">M. Sc.</style></issue><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Biology, Oil &amp; Other Non-renewable Fuels</style></custom1><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Athabasca Oil Sands</style></custom2><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69839685</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Science</style></custom4></record></records></xml>