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

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

Tatsuhiro Ohkuboa School of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nobuhiro Kanekob Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan
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Shinji Kanekoc Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Satoru Miurac Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Naoki Okadad Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Vasyl Yoschenkoe Institute of Environmental Radioactivity, Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan
Pages 1-2 | Published online: 26 Feb 2018

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