Water protection and buffer zones: How much does it cost to reduce nitrogen load in a forest cutting?

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 537-544

  Laurén, Ari ^a   Koivusalo, Harri ^a   Ahtikoski, Anssi ^a   Kokkonen, Teemu ^b   Finér, Leena ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Buffer zones; FEMMA model; Forest cutting; Modelling; Nitrogen load; Opportunity cost; Water protection; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; WATERSHEDS;

BUFFER ZONES; FOREST CUTTING; WATER PROTECTION; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

WATER;

DEFORESTATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; WATER; WATER SHEDS;

EID: 37149008355     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580701614487     Document Type: Conference Paper

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