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Special Feature: Radiocesium dynamics in forest ecosystems after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident: Experiences during the initial five years

Difference in 137Cs in needles between main and lateral shoots of Japanese fir growing in natural forests 5 years after the Fukushima accident

Yurika ObaGraduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Toshihiro YamadaGraduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, JapanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9307-6255View further author information
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Pages 41-46 | Received 20 Jan 2017, Accepted 22 Aug 2017, Published online: 31 Aug 2017

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