Seasonal pattern of metal bioaccumulation and their toxicity on Sphagnum squarrosum

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-75

  Saxena, Anuj ^a  

^a Sacred Heart Degree College   (India)

Author keywords

Bryophytes; Metal pollution; Phytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; HEAVY METAL; NITRATE REDUCTASE;

BIOACCUMULATION; HEAVY METAL; MOSS; SEASONALITY; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METAL BINDING; METAL TOLERANCE; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION; SEASONAL RAIN FOREST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPHAGNUM; SUMMER; WINTER;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; KUMAUN HIMALAYAS; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARANCHAL;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; MARCHANTIA; PLAGIOCHASMA; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM SQUARROSUM;

EID: 31444457134     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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