Determination of trace elements in the plants of Mt. Bozdag, Izmir, Turkey

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 731-738

  Yildiz, D ^a   Kula, I ^a   Ay, G ^b   Baslar, S ^c   Dogan, Y ^c  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bozdag Mountain; FAAS; Plant; Trace element; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955206254     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1003731Y     Document Type: Article

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