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In the Athabasca Oil Sands Region of the Western Boreal Plain mining companies now recognize the importance of reclaiming peatlands, as they cover >50% of the pre-mined regional landscape. To date, reclamation efforts have focused on marsh and open water wetlands. However, these wetland systems are not abundant in the sub-humid climate of the WBP because of their excessive evapotranspiration (ET)...