Element concentrations in the forest moss Hylocomium splendens: Variation associated with altitude, net primary production and soil chemistry

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 129-135

  Gerdol, Renato ^a   Bragazza, Luca ^a   Marchesini, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Bioaccumulation; Biomonitor; Metal; Pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TISSUE;

ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

SOILS;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ALTITUDE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; MOSS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

AIR MONITORING; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMASS; CELL WALL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; METAL BINDING; MOSS; PHYTONUTRIENT; PLANT CELL; PLANT GROWTH; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION; SOIL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALTITUDE; BRYOPSIDA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREES;

ITALY;

BRYOPHYTA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS;

EID: 0036131994     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00198-1     Document Type: Article

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