Metal-rich concretions on the roots of salt marsh plants: Mechanism and rate of formation

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 245-252

  Sundby, Bjørn ^a   Vale, Carlos ^b   Caçador, Isabel ^c   Catarino, Fernando ^c   Madureira, Maria João ^d   Caetano, Miguel ^d  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETION; HEAVY METAL; IRON OXIDE; PRECIPITATION; ROOT; SALT MARSH;

PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

SPARTINA MARITIMA;

EID: 0031837673     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.2.0245     Document Type: Article

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