The influence of salinity on the uptake, distribution, and excretion of metals by the smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora (Loisel.), grown in sediment contaminated by multiple metals

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1089-1097

  Mahon, Sarahfaye ^a   Carman, Kevin R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal salt marshes; Dredged material; Heavy metals; Salinity; Salt excretion; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXCRETION; SALINITY; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 55649119776     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-008-9087-y     Document Type: Article

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