Decomposition of coniferous forest litter along a heavy metal pollution gradient, south-west Finland

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-18

  McEnroe, N A ^a   Helmisaari, H S ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fine root and needle litter; Heavy metals; Mass loss; Nutrient analysis; Soil microbiology

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATION; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL; NITROGEN; TRACE ELEMENT;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECOMPOSITION; HEAVY METAL; LITTER; POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; FINLAND; FOREST; LITTER; MASS; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRIENT; PINE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; SCOTS PINE; SOIL POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINLAND; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; TREES;

FINLAND;

MICROBIOTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0035089573     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(00)00163-9     Document Type: Article

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