Soil Mg and Ni as causal factors of plant occurrence and distribution at the Meikle Kilrannoch ultramafic site in Scotland

New Phytologist

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 561-566

  Nagy, L ^a   Proctor, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnesium; Nickel; Solution culture; Ultramafic (serpentine)

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; SERPENTINE; ULTRAMAFIC VEGETATION;

UK, SCOTLAND, MEIKLE KILRANNOCH;

BRASSICACEAE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; CERASTIUM FONTANUM; COCHLEARIA PYRENAICA ALPINA; FESTUCA RUBRA; POACEAE;

EID: 0031285331     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1997.00681.x     Document Type: Article

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