Use of Calluna vulgaris to detect signals of nitrogen deposition across an urban-rural gradient

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1772-1780

  Power, S A ^a   Collins, C M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Bioindicator; Delta 15N; Foliar N concentration; N:P ratios; Transect study

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL INDICATORS; BIOINDICATOR; C/N RATIO; CALLUNA; CURRENT RATE; FOLIAR N; FOLIAR N CONCENTRATION; FREE AMINO ACIDS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; IN-SITU; N DEPOSITION; N:P RATIO; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; OXIDES OF NITROGEN; TISSUE CHEMISTRY; URBAN AREAS; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN HABITAT; URBAN-RURAL; VULGARIS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOSPHORUS; RURAL AREAS; SIGNAL DETECTION;

AMINO ACIDS;

AMINO ACID; ASPARAGINE; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; NITROGEN; PHENYLALANINE; PHOSPHORUS;

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; ANGIOSPERM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINDICATOR; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; NITROGEN; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIODIVERSITY; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 77950559673     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.034     Document Type: Article

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