Serpentine geoecology of Eastern North America: A review

Rhodora

Volumn 111, Issue 945, 2009, Pages 21-108

  Rajakaruna, Nishanta ^a,d   Harris, Tanner B ^b   Alexander, Earl B ^c  

^a Policy and Design   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c San Jos State University ^*  (United States)

^d SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca:Mg; Edaphic endemism; Geobotany; Heavy metal hyperaccumulation; Nickel; Rare plants; Serpentine endemism; Serpentine soil; Ultramafic ecology

Indexed keywords

ADIANTUM; ADIANTUM ALEUTICUM; ADIANTUM VIRIDIMONTANUM; AGALINIS ACUTA; ARENARIA (CARYOPHYLLACEAE); ARENARIA HUMIFUSA; ASPIDOTIS DENSA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CERASTIUM VELUTINUM; MINUARTIA MARCESCENS; PACKERA PAUPERCULA; PYCNANTHEMUM TORREI; SCHWALBEA AMERICANA; SCIRPUS LONGII; SOLIDAGO; SOLIDAGO HISPIDA; SYMPHYOTRICHUM DEPAUPERATUM; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 75449115461     PISSN: 7653697     EISSN: 1782155X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3119/07-23.1     Document Type: Review

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