Trace element composition in forage samples from a military target range, three agricultural areas, and one natural area in Puerto Rico

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-220

  Díaz, Elba ^a   Massol Deya, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FORAGE; TRACE ELEMENT;

PUERTO RICO;

CALOTROPIS PROCERA; SPOROBOLUS VIRGINICUS; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME;

EID: 0141671878     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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