Element concentrations in boreal, coniferous forest humus layers in relation to moss chemistry and soil factors

Plant and Soil

Volumn 259, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 51-58

  Tamminen, Pekka ^a   Starr, Michael ^a   Kubin, Eero ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bioindicator; Deposition; Organic layer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; FOREST SOIL; HUMUS; MOSS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 1842659037     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000020940.74369.22     Document Type: Article

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