Natural and restored wetland buffers in reducing sediment and nutrient export from forested catchments: Finnish experiences

The Role of Natural and Constructed Wetlands in Nutrient Cycling and Retention on the Landscape

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 57-72

  Nieminen, Mika ^a   Kaila, Annu ^a   Koskinen, Markku ^b   Sarkkola, Sakari ^a   Fritze, Hannu ^a   Tuittila, Eeva Stiina ^c   Nousiainen, Hannu ^a   Koivusalo, Harri ^d   Laurén, Ari ^a   Ilvesniemi, Hannu ^a   Vasander, Harri ^b   Sallantaus, Tapani ^e  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^e FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Drained Peatland; Forestry; Restoration; Retention Capacity; Wetland Buffer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927117982     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08177-9_5     Document Type: Chapter

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