Tillandsia recurvata L. as a bioindicator of sulfur atmospheric pollution

Ecologia Austral

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-14

  Graciano, Corina ^a   Fernandez L V ^a   Caldiz, D O ^a,b  

^a Universidad Nacional de La Plata   (Argentina)

^b McCian SA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Bioindicator; Sulfur dioxide; Tillandsia recurvata

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION;

TILLANDSIA; TILLANDSIA RECURVATA;

EID: 17744364693     PISSN: 03275477     EISSN: 1667782X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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