Comparing the impacts of mature spruce forests and grasslands on snow melt, water resource recharge, and run-off in the northern boreal environment
Snow-melt runoff is an important factor in control of flooding and soil erosion in higher and cold regions of the world. In 1992–2008–2008, processes of snow accumulation and melting were monitored at two adjacent sites of the Paljakka environmental research centre (Finland). The forest stand of mat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2015-03-01
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Series: | International Soil and Water Conservation Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095633915000064 |