Effects of coal dust on plant growth and species composition in an arid environment

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 475-485

  Spencer, Sherry ^a   Tinnin, Robert ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coal dust; Community structure; Cryptogamic crust; Disturbance

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0031281763     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0289     Document Type: Article

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