Lichens and mosses as biomonitors of trace elements in a geothermal area (Mt. Amiata, central Italy)

Cryptogamie, Mycologie

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-126

  Loppi, Stefano ^a   Giomarelli, Barbara ^a   Bargagli, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; PARMELIA SULCATA;

EID: 0000813282     PISSN: 01811584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0181-1584(99)80015-3     Document Type: Article

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