The role of ground vegetation in the uptake of mercury and methylmercury in a forest ecosystem

Plant and Soil

Volumn 253, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 445-455

  Schwesig, D ^a,b   Krebs, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b IWW Rhenish Westfalian Inst W   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deposition; Litterfall; Mercury; Methylmercury; Plant uptake; Understorey

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LITTERFALL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; UNDERSTORY;

GERMANY;

CALAMAGROSTIS; CALAMAGROSTIS VILLOSA; DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA FLEXUOSA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VILLOSA;

EID: 0041565348     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024891014028     Document Type: Article

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