Nitrate and DOC discharge after total spruce destruction

In recent years, drought and subsequent bark beetle infestations have resulted in total destruction of large proportions of Germany's spruce sites. The Northwest German Forest Research Institute in Göttingen (NW FVA) are investigating whether more nitrate and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is mobilised and discharged into the soil due to the drastic change in the water, heat and material balance from areas than otherwise would be expected.

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