Changes in forest floor and mineral soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in a boreal forest after clear-cutting and mechanical site preparation

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 735-743

  Piirainen, S ^a   Finer L ^a   Starr, M ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 84934438475     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejss.12264     Document Type: Article

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