Intensified forestry as a climate mitigation measure alters surface water quality in low intensity managed forests

• Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Authors: Valinia, Salar, Kaste, Øyvind, Wright, Richard F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2020
• Subjects: Birkenes; Norway; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2764567; https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2020.1854339

Climate change has led to a focus on forest management techniques to increase carbon (C) sequestration as a mitigation measure. Fertilisation and increased removal of biomass have been proposed. But these and other forest practices may have undesirable effects on surface water quality. In naturally...