Bioindicators of enhanced nitrogen deposition

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-361

  Pitcairn, C E R ^a   Fowler, D ^a   Leith, I D ^a   Sheppard, L J ^a   Sutton, M A ^a   Kennedy, V ^a   Okello, E ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Bioindicators; Ellenberg N Index; N deposition; Tissue N

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DEPOSITION; NITROGEN; POLLUTION; TISSUE;

ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NITROGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; NITROGEN; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ATMOSPHERE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREST; LIVESTOCK; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT TISSUE; POLLUTION MONITORING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0041829284     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(03)00248-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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