Heathland vegetation as a bio-monitor for nitrogen deposition and source attribution using δ15N values

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 498-507

  Skinner, R A ^a   Ineson, P ^a   Jones, H ^b   Sleep, D ^b   Leith, I D ^b   Sheppard, L J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia release; Calluna; Cladonia; Delta 15N; Hypnum; Sphagnum; Whim Moss

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DEPOSITION; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETATION;

AMMONIA RELEASE; CALLUNA; CLADONIA; HYPNUM;

NITROGEN;

NITROGEN 15; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; DRY DEPOSITION; HEATHLAND; NITROGEN; VEGETATION COVER; WET DEPOSITION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CALLUNA; HARVEST; HEATHLAND; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; PEATLAND; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SHOOT; SPHAGNUM; VEGETATION;

BRYOPHYTA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CLADONIA; CLADONIA PORTENTOSA; HYPNUM; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM CAPILLIFOLIUM;

EID: 29144483632     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.09.054     Document Type: Article

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