Nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon, and suspended solids loads from forest clear-cutting and site preparation: Long-term paired catchment studies from eastern Finland

Ambio

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 218-233

  Palviainen, Marjo ^a   Finér, Leena ^b   Laurén, Ari ^b   Launiainen, Samuli ^b   Piirainen, Sirpa ^b   Mattsson, Tuija ^c   Starr, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Catchment; Final cutting; Leaching; Soil preparation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

ARTICLE; FINLAND; FORESTRY; WATER POLLUTION;

CARBON; FINLAND; FORESTRY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84896738826     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0439-x     Document Type: Article

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