IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jlands/v12y2023i4p921-d1127977.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Native and Dryland Pasture Seed Mixes Impact Revegetation 12 Years after Pipeline Construction in Southern Alberta

Author

Listed:
  • D. Kelly Ostermann

    (Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 751 General Services Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada)

  • Amalesh Dhar

    (Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 751 General Services Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada)

  • M. Anne Naeth

    (Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 751 General Services Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada)

Abstract

Activities associated with agriculture, grazing, and the energy industry have altered large tracts of native rangeland in North America. Pipelining causes intense local disturbance by removal of vegetation and alterations to soil horizons. Following a disturbance, reclamation is required to return the land to equivalent land capability. Revegetation is usually by seeding native and/or agronomic (non-native, dominant) species. This study investigated the long-term effects of native and dryland pasture (91% non-native species) seed mixes, grazing, and right-of-way (RoW) treatments on revegetation of native rangeland in southeastern Alberta. Native seed mixes were more successful at enhancing seeded vegetation cover than dryland pasture seed mixes. Grazing had a significant impact only on the survival of non-native grasses. The seed mix did not significantly affect total, native, non-native, annual, or perennial forb cover. Total forb cover was significantly higher on the trench with the dryland pasture seed mix than all other RoW treatments (storage, work). This long-term study suggests that native seed mixes can result in successful revegetation of reclamation following pipeline construction.

Suggested Citation

  • D. Kelly Ostermann & Amalesh Dhar & M. Anne Naeth, 2023. "Native and Dryland Pasture Seed Mixes Impact Revegetation 12 Years after Pipeline Construction in Southern Alberta," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:4:p:921-:d:1127977
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/921/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/921/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Philip J. Gerla & Meredith W. Cornett & Jason D. Ekstein & Marissa A. Ahlering, 2012. "Talking Big: Lessons Learned from a 9000 Hectare Restoration in the Northern Tallgrass Prairie," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 4(11), pages 1-22, November.
    2. William Haden Chomphosy & Sofia Varriano & Luke H. Lefler & Varenya Nallur & Maureen R. McClung & Matthew D. Moran, 2021. "Ecosystem services benefits from the restoration of non-producing US oil and gas lands," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 4(6), pages 547-554, June.
    3. Liang Ma & Jason Cao, 2019. "How perceptions mediate the effects of the built environment on travel behavior?," Transportation, Springer, vol. 46(1), pages 175-197, February.
    4. Holly E Copeland & Kevin E Doherty & David E Naugle & Amy Pocewicz & Joseph M Kiesecker, 2009. "Mapping Oil and Gas Development Potential in the US Intermountain West and Estimating Impacts to Species," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(10), pages 1-7, October.
    5. repec:cdl:uctcwp:qt5b76c5kg is not listed on IDEAS
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Doddamani, Chetan & Manoj, M. & Maurya, Yashasvi, 2021. "Geographical scale of residential relocation and its impacts on vehicle ownership and travel behavior," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
    2. McLane, Adam J. & Semeniuk, Christina & McDermid, Gregory J. & Marceau, Danielle J., 2011. "The role of agent-based models in wildlife ecology and management," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 222(8), pages 1544-1556.
    3. Vallejo-Borda, Jose Agustin & Barchelot-Aceros, Laura Juliana & Barrero, German A. & Ortiz-Ramirez, Hernan Alberto & Pabón-Poches, Daysy Katherine & Silva-Fernández, Claudia Susana, 2023. "Addressing pedestrian perceived externalities influenced by motor vehicles: A perspective from curb space typologies," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 178(C).
    4. Wang, Yongcheng & Wong, Yiik Diew & Du, Bo & Lum, Kit Meng & Goh, Kelvin, 2024. "Sociospatial inclusiveness of streets through the lens of urban pedestrian mobilities: Go-along interviews with less mobile pedestrians in Singapore," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 115(C).
    5. James Fitzsimons & Michael Heiner & Bruce McKenney & Kei Sochi & Joseph Kiesecker, 2014. "Development by Design in Western Australia: Overcoming Offset Obstacles," Land, MDPI, vol. 3(1), pages 1-21, February.
    6. Raimi, Daniel & Barone, Aurora & Carley, Sanya & Foster, David & Grubert, Emily & Haggerty, Julia & Higdon, Jake & Kearney, Michael & Konisky, David & Michael, Jennifer & Michaud, Gilbert & Nabahe, Sa, 2021. "Policy Options to Enable an Equitable Energy Transition," RFF Reports 21-09, Resources for the Future.
    7. Negm, Hisham & De Vos, Jonas & Pot, Felix & El-Geneidy, Ahmed, 2025. "Perceived accessibility: A literature review," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 125(C).
    8. Joshua D. Carrell & Edward Hammill & Thomas C. Edwards, 2022. "Balancing Rare Species Conservation with Extractive Industries," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-16, November.
    9. Sun, Bindong & Liu, Jiahang & Yin, Chun & Cao, Jason, 2022. "Residential and workplace neighborhood environments and life satisfaction: Exploring chain-mediation effects of activity and place satisfaction," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 104(C).
    10. Orrego-Oñate, Jaime & Marquet, Oriol, 2025. "The role of perceived and objective accessibility in shaping walking behavior: Insights from mid-sized Spanish cities," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 192(C).
    11. Guo, Yuanyuan & He, Sylvia Y., 2021. "The role of objective and perceived built environments in affecting dockless bike-sharing as a feeder mode choice of metro commuting," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 377-396.
    12. Pot, Felix Johan & van Wee, Bert & Tillema, Taede, 2021. "Perceived accessibility: What it is and why it differs from calculated accessibility measures based on spatial data," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
    13. Roper, Josephine & Ng, Matthew & Huck, Jonathan & Pettit, Christopher, 2024. "A participatory mapping approach to capturing perceived walkability," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 186(C).
    14. Chen Cao & Feng Zhen & Xianjin Huang, 2022. "How Does Perceived Neighborhood Environment Affect Commuting Mode Choice and Commuting CO 2 Emissions? An Empirical Study of Nanjing, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(13), pages 1-17, June.
    15. Alvaro Rodriguez-Valencia & Jose Agustin Vallejo-Borda & German A. Barrero & Hernan Alberto Ortiz-Ramirez, 2022. "Towards an enriched framework of service evaluation for pedestrian and bicyclist infrastructure: acknowledging the power of users’ perceptions," Transportation, Springer, vol. 49(3), pages 791-814, June.
    16. Wenxiao Chu & Maria Vicidomini & Francesco Calise & Neven Duić & Poul Alborg Østergaard & Qiuwang Wang & Maria da Graça Carvalho, 2022. "Recent Advances in Low-Carbon and Sustainable, Efficient Technology: Strategies and Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-30, April.
    17. Hou, Yuting & Yap, Winston & Chua, Rochelle & Song, Siqi & Yuen, Belinda, 2020. "The associations between older adults’ daily travel pattern and objective and perceived built environment: A study of three neighbourhoods in Singapore," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 314-328.
    18. Zhang, Wenjia & Liu, Chengcheng & Zhang, Hongmou, 2023. "Public acceptance of congestion pricing policies in Beijing: The roles of neighborhood built environment and air pollution perception," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 106-120.
    19. Yixue Zhang & Steven Farber & Mischa Young, 2022. "Eliminating barriers to nighttime activity participation: the case of on-demand transit in Belleville, Canada," Transportation, Springer, vol. 49(5), pages 1385-1408, October.
    20. Younshik Chung & Jong-Jin Kim, 2023. "Exploring Factors Affecting Crash Injury Severity with Consideration of Secondary Collisions in Freeway Tunnels," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-20, February.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:4:p:921-:d:1127977. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.