Soil CO<sub>2</sub> efflux from mountainous windthrow areas: dynamics over 12 years post-disturbance

Soil CO2 efflux from mountainous windthrow areas: dynamics over 12 years post-disturbance

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Abiotic Controls on Long-term Windthrow Disturbance and Temperate Rain Forest Dynamics in Southeast Alaska

We investigated the role of abiotic factors in controlling patterns of longterm windthrow in the pristine coastal temperate rain forests of southeast Alaska. Our objectives were to test the extent to which long-term patterns of windthrow can be predicted spatially at the landscape scale by using four abiotic factors (slope, elevation, soil stability, and exposure to prevailing storm winds), eva...

Post-traumatic diaphragmatic ruptures – 12 years experience

Methods We reviewed retrospectively the charts of 18 patients admitted between 2001and 2012, presenting with diaphragmatic lacerations post trauma. We noted the traumatic mechanism, involvement of other organs, diagnostic methods, surgical approach, and postoperative stay. All patients were submitted to open surgery. The surgical repair of the diaphragm was performed using double layer in separ...

Soil disturbance resulting from stump harvesting

Influence of Traffic Activity on Heavy Metal Concentrations of Roadside Farmland Soil in Mountainous Areas

Emission of heavy metals from traffic activities is an important pollution source to roadside farmland ecosystems. However, little previous research has been conducted to investigate heavy metal concentrations of roadside farmland soil in mountainous areas. Owing to more complex roadside environments and more intense driving conditions on mountainous highways, heavy metal accumulation and distr...