Mortality and recruitment of mountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii) in the impact zone of a copper-nickel smelter in the period of significant reduction of emissions: The results of 15-year monitoring

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 254-260

  Zverev, V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Industrial pollution; Mortality; Mountain birch; Northern taiga; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATED LAND; COPPER; DECIDUOUS TREE; EMISSION CONTROL; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMPACT STRUCTURE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MORTALITY; MOUNTAIN REGION; NICKEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POLLUTION EFFECT; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SMELTING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; MONCHEGORSK; MURMANSK [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

BETULA PUBESCENS; BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA;

EID: 70349335788     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1067413609040055     Document Type: Article

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