Element concentrations in the boreal forest moss Hylocomium splendens: Variation related to gradients in vegetation and local environmental factors

Plant and Soil

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-83

  Økland, Tonje ^a   Økland, Rune Halvorsen ^b   Steinnes, Eiliv ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Boreal coniferous forest; Bryophyte; Element concentration; Hylocomium splendens; Nutrient uptake

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; PH; POTASSIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMONITORING; BRYOPHYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEAVY METAL; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032799572     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004524017264     Document Type: Article

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