Managing temperate forests for carbon storage: impacts of logging versus forest protection on carbon stocks
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Harvest impacts on soil carbon storage in temperate forests
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecosphere
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2150-8925
DOI: 10.1890/es14-00051.1