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Nutrient supply of forest soils in relation to management and site history

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Internal and external factors like forest management practices and atmospheric deposition may have large influences on the nutrient supply of forest soils. Examples are given for the effects of tree species, harvesting, site history, changes of species and specific soil conditions, nitrogen deposition, and forest growth dynamics. It is concluded from these examples that all of these factors may contribute to soil acidification in forest ecosystems under humid temperate climatic conditions.

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Hüttl, R.F., Schaaf, W. Nutrient supply of forest soils in relation to management and site history. Plant Soil 168, 31–41 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00029311

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