Soil cover disturbances have a direct effect on biogeochemistry, potentially enhancing nutrient loss, land degradation and associated changes in ecosystem services and livelihood support. The objective of this study w...
partly funded by the forest brook restoration project led by the North Ostrobothnia Regional Environment Centre in Finland;support from KIRSU graduate school(Academy of Finland),Tor and Maj Nessling foundation,MVTT,Thule-institute at University of Oulu,Mod-Stream project by Academy of Finland and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Peatland drainage can affect headwater systems, causing changes in bed substrate composition and hydraulic geome-try in small brooks. We studied hydraulic geometry and sediment properties in 14 boreal forest brook rea...