Slow growth of Empetrum nigrum in industrial barrens: Combined effect of pollution and age of extant plants

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 454-460

  Zverev, Vitali E ^a   Zvereva, Elena L ^a   Kozlov, Mikhail V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age structure; Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum; Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum; Environmental pollution; Growth; Harjavalta; Monchegorsk; Nickel; Non ferrous smelters; Reproduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; EMPETRUM NIGRUM SUBSP. HERMAPHRODITUM; EMPETRUM NIGRUM SUBSP. NIGRUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GROWTH; HARJAVALTA; MONCHEGORSK; NON-FERROUS SMELTERS; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

FORESTRY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; NICKEL ALLOYS; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; SMELTING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AGE STRUCTURE; EVERGREEN TREE; GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TREE RING;

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ERICACEAE; FINLAND; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALLURGY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT SEED; POLLUTION; SOIL;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ERICACEAE; FINLAND; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALLURGY; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDS; SOIL;

EID: 58149158099     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.01.025     Document Type: Article

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