Environmental biogeochemistry of mercury in Antarctic ecosystems

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 352-360

  Bargagli, Roberto ^a   Monaci, Fabrizio ^a   Bucci, Charlie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic ecosystems; Coastal polynya; Cyanobacterial mats; Lichens; Mercury accumulation; Mosses; Sediment cores; Soils

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEMS; MERCURY (METAL); SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

ANTARCTIC ECOSYSTEMS; CYANOBACTERIAL MATS; LATITUDES; LICHENS; MOSSES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

AEROSOL; ALGAL MAT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CORE ANALYSIS; HALOGEN; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOSS; ORGANIC CARBON; POLAR REGION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLYNYA; SEDIMENT CORE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; TERRA NOVA BAY; VICTORIA LAND;

BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33750956438     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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