A new approach to assess atmospheric nitrogen deposition by way of standardized exposition of mosses

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 399-417

  Solga, A ^a   Burkhardt, J ^a   Frahm, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

15N natural abundance; Atmospheric nitrogen deposition; Bioindication; Pleurocarpous mosses; Standardized exposition

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN DEPOSITION; MOSSES; STANDARDIZED EXPOSITION;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMARKERS; DEPOSITION; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; NITROGEN; NITROGEN 15;

AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MOSS; NITROGEN;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GERMANY; MICROCLIMATE; MOSS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION;

ATMOSPHERE; BRYOPHYTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; HUMIDITY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; RAIN; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 33745150097     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-7659-5     Document Type: Article

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