Metallophytes in Latin America: A remarkable biological and genetic resource scarcely known and studied in the region

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 185-194

  Ginocchio, Rosanna ^a   Baker, Alan J M ^b  

^a Ctro Investigacions Mineras M   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biogeochemistry; Hyperaccumulators; Metal ores; Metal tolerant plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444290748     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2004000100014     Document Type: Review

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