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Peter Beckett

Department of Biology, Laurentian University, Canada

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Research ArticleOpen accessLevels of Metals and Microbial Biomass in Cobalt Coleman Mine Tailings (Canada) Three Decades after Land ReclamationKabwe Nkongolo, Graeme Spiers et al.Investigations of restored metal contaminated tailings in Canada with regard to their long-term ability to sustain plant and associated microbiological populations are limited. The specific objectives of the present study were to assess (1) The current levels of total and bioavailable metals and (2) Microbial biomass in Cobalt Coleman mine tailings reclaimed in 1990. The level of microbial biomass was … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 20 Mar 2023 · 6,004 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIdentification of Molecular Markers Differentiating Betula papyrifera and B. pumila Populations from Northern Ontario (Canada)Nastaran Moarefi, Paul Michael, Peter Beckett, Kabwe NkongoloBetula is a polyploid and highly polymorphic genus with several species known to hybridize very readily. This high level of introgression has resulted in hybrid populations where different species are sympatric. The main objectives of the present study were to identify putative hybrids between B. papyrifera and B. pumila in the Greater Sudbury Region (Northern Ontario) and to develop ISSR … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 5 · 30 Nov 2018 · 8,057 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessReassessment of Molecular Variation in Isolated Populations of Deschampsia cespitosa from Metal Contaminated Regions in Northern Ontario (Canada) after 17 Years of Potential Genetic RecombinationSabrina Rainville, Peter Beckett, Kabwe NkongoloThe effects of ore extraction and processing procedures in the Greater Sudbury and Cobalt regions have been long-lasting. The objective of this study is to determine the current level of genetic variation in Deschampsia cespitosa populations from metal contaminated and uncontaminated sites in samples collected in Northern Ontario in 2016 after 17 years of potential genetic recombination since the last … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 4 · 13 Jul 2017 · 7,044 accessesView PDF Cite