Urbanization and atmospheric deposition: Use of bioindicators in determining patterns of land-use change in west georgia

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 200, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 371-386

  Styers, Diane M ^a,b   Chappelka, Arthur H ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Bioindicator; Ecosystem; Forest health; Land use change; Lichens; Metals; Urban to rural gradient

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; FOREST HEALTH; LAND-USE CHANGE; LICHENS; URBAN-TO-RURAL GRADIENT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; LEAD; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; RURAL AREAS; SOILS; ZINC;

FORESTRY;

COPPER; LEAD; NITROGEN; SULFUR; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOINDICATOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; LICHEN; TRANSPLANTATION; URBANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREST; LAND USE; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; SOIL POLLUTION; TREE; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION; DEPOSITION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; LEAD; LICHENS; METALS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOIL; ZINC;

COLUMBUS [GEORGIA]; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349137405     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-008-9919-1     Document Type: Article

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