Effect of a copper gradient on plant community structure

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 743-753

  Strandberg, Beate ^a   Axelsen, Jørgen A ^a   Pedersen, Marianne Bruus ^a   Jensen, John ^a   Attrill, Martin J ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community composition; Copper; Field performance; Grassland vegetation; Toxic Effect

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COPPER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FIELD PERFORMANCE; GRASSLAND VEGETATION; TOXIC EFFECT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COPPER;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COPPER; PLANT COMMUNITY; TOXICITY;

AGROSTIS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GRASSLAND; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COPPER; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VINCRISTINE;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COPPER; PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA; FALLOPIA CONVOLVULUS; POLYGONUM CONVOLVULUS;

EID: 31144471298     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-582R.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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