<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Hahn, Aria S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Quideau, Sylvie A.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Long-term effects of organic amendments on the recovery of plant and soil microbial communities following disturbance in the Canadian boreal forest</style></title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">field</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">forest floor</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">LFH</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">nutrients</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">soil moisture</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">soil water</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">UofA</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11104-012-1306-4</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Plant and Soil </style></publisher><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">363</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">13 pages </style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Background and Aims Ecosystem recovery following disturbance requires the reestablishment of key soil biogeochemical processes. This long-term 7 year study describes effects of organic material, moisture, and vegetation on soil microbial community development in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region of Western Canada.
Methods Phospholipid fatty acid analysis was used to characterize and compare soil microbial community composition and development on reclaimed and natural forest sites. Additionally, we conducted a laboratory moisture manipulation experiment. Results The use of forest floor material as an organic amendment resulted in a greater percent cover of upland vegetation and placed the soil microbial community on a faster trajectory towards ecosystem recovery than did the use of a peat amendment. The soil micro- bial composition within the reclaimed sites exhibited a greater response to changes in moisture than did the soil microbial communities from natural sites. Conclusion Our research shows that the use of native organic amendment (forest floor) on reclaimed sites, and the associated establishment of native vegetation promote the development of soil microbial communities more similar to those found on natural forest sites. Additionally, soil microbial communities from natural sites may be more resistant to changes in soil moisture than those found on reclaimed sites.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-2</style></issue><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR)</style></custom2><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5659929744</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OSEMB</style></custom4></record></records></xml>