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SUBMITTER: Stefani F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5807544 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stefani Franck F Isabel Nathalie N Morency Marie-Josée MJ Lamothe Manuel M Nadeau Simon S Lachance Denis D Li Edith H Y EHY Greer Charles C Yergeau Étienne É Pinno Bradley D BD Séguin Armand A
Scientific reports 20180209 1
The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of different soil covers used to reclaim decommissioned oil sands mining sites on the genetic diversity of aspen and their associated belowground microbiota. Aspen genotyping showed that trees mostly originated from sexual reproduction on sites reclaimed with soil covers made of upland forest floor-mineral mix (FFMM) and lowland peat-mineral mix (PMM). In contrast, most individuals in mature and burned stands sampled as benchmarks for nat ...[more]