Legacy effects of drought on nitrate leaching in a temperate mixed forest on karstPublished2020StatusLimited AccessLanguageenILRI ProgramsSustainable livestock systemsJournal Articlehttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/110645CitationLeitner, S., Dirnböck, T., Kobler, J. and Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S. 2020. Legacy effects of drought on nitrate leaching in a temperate mixed forest on karst. Journal of Environmental Management 262:110338.Tagsclimate changedroughtenvironmentforestry
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