Annual growth of four pleurocarpous moss species and their applicability for biomonitoring heavy metals

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 441-451

  Zechmeister, Harald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; MERCURY (METAL); MOLYBDENUM; MORPHOLOGY; NICKEL; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PLEUROCARPOUS MOSS;

BIOMARKERS;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

BIOINDICATOR; GROWTH; HEAVY METAL; MOSS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMASS; CANADA; GROWTH RATE; MOSS; NONHUMAN;

AUSTRIA;

ABIENTINELLA ABIETINA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI;

EID: 0032171270     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005843032625     Document Type: Article

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