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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-5627-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-5627-2013
Research article
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26 Aug 2013
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2013

Combined use of stable isotopes and fallout radionuclides as soil erosion indicators in a forested mountain site, South Korea

K. Meusburger, L. Mabit, J.-H. Park, T. Sandor, and C. Alewell

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