Eleven shrub species were transplanted at three disturbed sites at the Brewery Creek Mine in Yukon in 2000 to test revegetation suitability. Monitoring over six years identified black spruce and Alaska birch as most successful on a north-facing slope, trembling aspen and Alaska birch on a south-facing slope, and dwarf birch, prickly rose, and trembling aspen on a level site. The data was collected by the Government of Yukon and published in a 2006 follow-up monitoring report.
Use Cases
- Modeling shrub survival rates based on species and slope orientation.
- Analyzing the impact of pre-existing vegetation on transplant success.
- Comparing revegetation outcomes across different recontoured mine site terrains.
Strengths
- Six-year longitudinal monitoring period provides data on long-term survival.
- Experimental design includes controlled variables like slope orientation and vegetation clearing.
- Report identifies specific successful species for each site type.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
- Data freshness should be verified; the last metadata update is 2026-04-17.
- The dataset may reflect geographic bias specific to the Central Yukon.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Field trial involving transplanting shrubs and monitoring survival.
- Time Range
- 2000-2006
- Geography
- Brewery Creek Mine, Central Yukon