Mosses and foliage of forest tree species as biomonitors of nitrogen pollution

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 379-389

  Maňkovská, Blanka ^a   Oszlányi, Július ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b NONE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Broadleaved tree species; Conifers; Foliar analysis; Mosses; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGIONAL PLANNING;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BROAD-LEAVED FORESTS; BROADLEAVED TREE SPECIES; CONIFERS; EUROPEAN UNION LIMITS; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; MOSSES;

FORESTRY;

AIR POLLUTION; FORESTRY; LUMINESCENCE; MAGNESIUM; MOSS; NITROGEN; OSMOSIS; PLANNING; PLATES; PRINTING; SOFTWOODS;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; BRYOPHYTA; CONIFEROPHYTA; DICRANUM; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLEUROZIUM SCHREBERI; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 45849098322     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230701862124     Document Type: Article

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