Effects of nitrogen deposition on growth and survival of montane Racomitrium lanuginosum heath

Biological Conservation

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-89

  Pearce, Imogen S K ^a,b   Van Der Wal, René ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition; Bryophyte growth; Carex bigelowii; Nitrate reductase; Racomitrium lanuginosum

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BRYOPHYTE; HABITAT LOSS; HEATHLAND; NITROGEN;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CAREX; CAREX BIGELOWII; RACOMITRIUM; RACOMITRIUM LANUGINOSUM;

EID: 0036184085     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00156-2     Document Type: Article

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