Epiphytic lichen distribution and plant leaf heavy metal concentrations in Russian-Norwegian boreal forests influenced by air pollution from nickel-copper smelters

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 441-450

  Bjerke, Jarle W ^a   Tømmervik, Hans ^a   Finne, Tor E ^b   Jensen, Henning ^b   Lukina, Natalia ^c,d   Bakkestuen, Vegar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c INSTITUTE OF NORTH INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY PROBLEMS   (Russian Federation)

^d RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLA; COLA ACUMINATA; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 33845360999     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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