Nickel hyperaccumulation in the serpentine flora of Cuba

Annals of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-38

  Reeves, R D ^a   Baker, A J M ^b   Borhidi, A ^c   Berazain R ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^d Jardin Botanico Nac   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Cuba; Hyperaccumulation; Nickel; Serpentine flora

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032897659     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1998.0786     Document Type: Article

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