Early effects of atmospheric ammonia deposition on Calluna vulgaris (L.) hull growing on an ombrotrophic peat bog

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 229-239

  Carfrae, J A ^a,b   Sheppard, L J ^a   Raven, J A ^b   Leith, I D ^a   Stein, W ^c   Crossley, A ^a   Theobald, M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Calluna vulgaris; Chlorophyll; Field simulation; Foliar N concentration; Photo system II efficiency; Shoot growth

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 15444366633     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11267-004-3033-1     Document Type: Article

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