Effects of heavy metals on the nitrogen metabolism of the aquatic moss Fontinalis antipyretica L. ex Hedw.: A 15n tracer study

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 417-421

  Sutter, Kristin ^a   Jung, Klaus ^b   Kraus, Gerd Joachim ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aquatic moss (Fontinalis antipyretica); Aquatic systems, pollution; Fontinalis antipyretica; Heavy metal toxicity; Nitrogen metabolism; Non protein and protein nitrogen

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; METABOLISM; MOSS; TOXICITY;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FONTINALIS ANTIPYRETICA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 18744413238     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02987592     Document Type: Article

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