Ozone effects on vegetation in three different localities of Campania region (southern Italy)

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 478-483

  Forlani, Adriana ^a   Merola, Gerardo ^a   Fagnano, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio monitoring; Italy; Ozone; Pollution; White clover; Yield losses

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; OZONE; VEGETATION;

CAMPANIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 21444438950     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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