Cation ratios in Cladonia portentosa as indices of precipitation acidity in the British Isles

New Phytologist

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 521-532

  Hyvarinen M ^a   Crittenden, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Cations; Cladonia portentosa; Heathland; Lichen

Indexed keywords

CLADONIA PORTENTOSA;

EID: 0030027920     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb01872.x     Document Type: Article

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