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Assessment of soil health and identification of key soil health indicators for five long-term crop rotations with varying fertility management by Zhang, Jingyu, Dyck, Miles, Quideau, Sylvie A, Norris, Charlotte E

“…[Display omitted] •Seven key soil health indicators (SHIs) were identified from a 168 SHI dataset.•Identified key SHIs were sensitive to long-term crop…”
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Extraction and Analysis of Microbial Phospholipid Fatty Acids in Soils by Quideau, Sylvie A, McIntosh, Anne C S, Norris, Charlotte E, Lloret, Emily, Swallow, Mathew J B, Hannam, Kirsten

“…Phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) are key components of microbial cell membranes. The analysis of PLFAs extracted from soils can provide information about the…”
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Understory Plant Community Composition Is Associated with Fine-Scale Above- and Below-Ground Resource Heterogeneity in Mature Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) Forests by McIntosh, Anne C S, Macdonald, S Ellen, Quideau, Sylvie A

“…Understory plant communities play critical ecological roles in forest ecosystems. Both above- and below-ground ecosystem properties and processes influence…”
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Shifts in soil microbial community biomass and resource utilization along a Canadian glacier chronosequence by Hahn, Aria S., Quideau, Sylvie A.

“…Hahn, A. S. and Quideau, S. A. 2013. Shifts in soil microbial community biomass and resource utilization along a Canadian glacier chronosequence. Can. J. Soil…”
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Laboratory charring conditions affect black carbon properties: A case study from Quebec black spruce forests by Soucémarianadin, Laure N., Quideau, Sylvie A., MacKenzie, M. Derek, Bernard, Guy M., Wasylishen, Roderick E.

“…•Fuels from boreal forests were used to produce black carbon under controlled conditions.•Maximum temperature during formation exerted the main control on…”
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Carbon and hydrogen isotopes of n‐alkanes in soils reconstructed after mining disturbance by Paul, Alexia, Quideau, Sylvie A.

“…Ecosystem reconstruction after mining disturbance is a challenge considering the multitude of factors that affect soil formation and revegetation. In the…”
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Cattle grazing management affects soil microbial diversity and community network complexity in the Northern Great Plains by Khatri-Chhetri, Upama, Banerjee, Samiran, Thompson, Karen A., Quideau, Sylvie A., Boyce, Mark S., Bork, Edward W., Carlyle, Cameron N.

“…Soil microbial communities play a vital role in the biogeochemical cycling and ecological functioning of grassland, but may be affected by common land uses…”
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Long-term effects of organic amendments on the recovery of plant and soil microbial communities following disturbance in the Canadian boreal forest by Hahn, Aria S., Quideau, Sylvie A.

“…Background and Aims Ecosystem recovery following disturbance requires the reestablishment of key soil biogeochemical processes. This long-term 7 year study…”
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Soil Organic Matter Processes in Old‐Growth Redwood Forest Canopies by Enloe, Heather A., Quideau, Sylvie A., Graham, Robert C., Sillett, Stephen C., Oh, S.-W., Wasylishen, R. E.

“…Organic soils up to 1 m thick cover tree surfaces within the canopies of old‐growth redwood [Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.] forests 50 m or more above…”
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Evidence of rapid non-targeted effects of cycloheximide on soil bacteria using 13C-PLFA analysis by Swallow, Mathew JB, Quideau, Sylvie A

“…Stable isotope probing of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA-SIP) is useful when studying bacterial contributions to soil processes, and it is an effective way to…”
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Isotope applications to soil science at the University of Alberta — an historical perspective by Feland, Brett C., Quideau, Sylvie A.

“…For the past 70 yr, researchers in the Soil Science/Renewable Resources Department at the University of Alberta have used isotopes to study topics of…”
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Microbial response to carbon and nutrient additions in boreal forest soils and coversoils used during post-mining reclamation by Lejoly, Justine, Quideau, Sylvie A, Rees, Frédéric

“…Two types of organic-matter-rich coversoils are used during reclamation in the oil sands region of Alberta: forest floor material (FFM) salvaged from upland…”
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Gray Luvisols are polygenetic by Dyck, Miles F., Sorenson, Preston T., Lejoly, Justine D.M., Quideau, Sylvie A.

“…With respect to the pedosphere, human activities in the last 100 years have been the major driver of soil change. Despite human activities being one of the…”
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Microbial utilization of double-labeled aspen litter in boreal aspen and spruce soils by Norris, Charlotte E., Quideau, Sylvie A., Oh, Se-Woung

“…Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) and white spruce (Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) are archetypal species of the boreal forest of western Canada. With the many…”
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Modelling nitrogen mineralization and plant nitrogen uptake as affected by reclamation cover depth in reclaimed upland forestlands of Northern Alberta by Welegedara, Nilusha P. Y., Grant, Robert F., Quideau, Sylvie A., Gupta, Sanatan Das

“…Early forest re-establishment in landforms constructed from materials such as overburden or mine waste is partly determined by nitrogen (N) availability in…”
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Mixedgrass vegetation is tolerant to a short‐term but not season‐long access mat use during mitigation of industrial traffic by James, Kassia S., Thompson, Karen A., Carlyle, Cameron N., Quideau, Sylvie A., Bork, Edward W.

“…Grasslands are impacted by many disturbances, including energy development. While temporary working platforms using access mats to support large equipment can…”
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Impact of reclamation of surface-mined boreal forest soils on microbial community composition and function by Dimitriu, Pedro A., Prescott, Cindy E., Quideau, Sylvie A., Grayston, Susan J.

“…Large-scale mining for oil extraction in the Canadian boreal forest has prompted the need to assess the effectiveness of reclamation strategies on key biotic…”
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Modelling plant water relations and net primary productivity as affected by reclamation cover depth in reclaimed forestlands of northern Alberta by Welegedara, N. P. Y., Grant, R. F., Quideau, Sylvie A., Landhäusser, Simon M., Merlin, Morgane, Lloret, E.

“…Aims Success in establishing upland forests on landforms constructed from overburden is determined by the characteristics of the reclamation soil covers and…”
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Moisture effects on microbial communities in boreal forest floors are stand-dependent by Swallow, Mathew, Quideau, Sylvie A.

“…► Microbial response to moisture manipulation was related to forest type. ► Moisture manipulation altered aspen microbial communities but not spruce. ►…”
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Pyrogenic carbon stocks and storage mechanisms in podzolic soils of fire-affected Quebec black spruce forests by Soucémarianadin, Laure N., Quideau, Sylvie A., MacKenzie, M. Derek

“…Wildfire, a recurrent disturbance in the boreal, converts part of the forest floor into pyrogenic carbon (PyC). The latter is an important component of the…”
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