Contrasting effects of ammonium enrichment on fen bryophytes

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-117

  Paulissen, Maurice P C P ^a   Besalú, Laura Espasa ^a   De Bruijn, Henk ^a   Van Der Ven, Paul J M ^a   Bobbink, Roland ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amino acid accumulation; Ammonium toxicity; Brown mosses; Nitrogen deposition; Polytrichum; Sphagnum

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CALLIERGONELLA CUSPIDATA; POLYTRICHUM; POLYTRICHUM COMMUNE; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM CONTORTUM; SPHAGNUM SQUARROSUM;

EID: 22344436054     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037366805X53022     Document Type: Article

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