Light and atmospheric pollution affect photosynthesis of street trees in urban environments

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-171

  Takagi, Masahiro ^a,b   Gyokusen, Koichiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Miyazaki University Forests   (Japan)

Author keywords

Holly; Ilex rotunda; Nitrogen dioxide; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

ILEX; ILEX ROTUNDA;

EID: 32044465268     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1618-8667-00033     Document Type: Article

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