Reclamation is not the primary determinant of soil recovery from oil and gas development in Wyoming sagebrush systems
C. Rottler, I. C. Burke, W. K. Lauenroth
This study finds that time since wellpad abandonment and plant spatial heterogeneity, rather than reclamation, drive soil organic matter recovery in Wyoming sagebrush systems after oil and gas disturbance.
bioRxiv · Feb 11, 2019 · PreprintEcology