Historical ozone concentrations and flavonoid levels in herbarium specimens of the Antarctic moss Bryum argenteum

Global Change Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1694-1702

  Ryan, Ken G ^a   Burne, Allan ^a   Seppelt, Rodney D ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Bryum; Flavonoids; Historical ozone levels; Moss; Ozone; UV Bradiation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MOSS; OZONE DEPLETION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYUM; BRYUM ARGENTEUM;

EID: 66749115979     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01885.x     Document Type: Article

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