Ecological Society of America 2020 Poster Presentation Materials
McIntosh Ecological Recovery Lab


POSTER: Arrested succession? Quantifying plant community and functional recovery (or lack thereof) on reclaimed oil and natural gas well pads in Alberta's boreal forests (#85302):
  1. Link to the poster information at the ESA website Link.
  2. The poster presented at the Restoration Ecology poster symposium can be found at this Link.
  3. Functional Traits Paper: Azeria ET, Santala K, McIntosh ACS, Aubin I. 2020. Plant traits as indicators of recovery of reclaimed wellsites in forested areas: slow but directional succession trajectory. Forest Ecology and Management.Link.
  4. Ecological Indicators Paper: Lupardus R, McIntosh, ACS, Janz, A, Farr, D. 2019. Succession after reclamation: Identifying and assessing ecological indicators of forest recovery on reclaimed oil and natural gas well pads. Ecological Indicators. 106, 105515. Link.
  5. Methods Paper: McIntosh ACS, Drozdowski B, Degenhardt D, Powter CG, Small CC, Begg J, Farr D, Janz A, Lupardus RC, Ryerson D, Schieck J. 2019. Monitoring ecological recovery of reclaimed wellsites: protocols for quantifying recovery on forested lands. MethodsX. Link.

POSTER: A trait-based monitoring approach: biological and edaphic filters influencing longer-term plant community assembly on reclaimed well pads (#85699:
  1. Link to the poster information at the ESA website Link.
  2. The poster for the Restoration Ecology symposium can be found at this Link.
  3. Functional Traits Paper: Lupardus R, Santala K, Azeria E, Aubin I, McIntosh ACS. 2020. Uncovering traits in recovering grasslands: A functional assessment of oil and gas well pad reclamation. Ecological Engineering X 100016. Link.
  4. Methods Paper: McIntosh ACS, Drozdowski B, Degenhardt D, Powter CB, Small CC, Begg J, Farr D, Janz A, Lupardus RC, Ryerson D, Schieck J. 2019. Protocols for monitoring ecological recovery of reclaimed well pads on grasslands. Journal of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation. 8(3): 91-173. Link.

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