Distribution of Hg in mangrove trees and its implication for Hg enrichment in the mangrove ecosystem

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-212

  Ding, Zhenhua ^a   Wu, Hao ^a   Feng, Xinbin ^b   Liu, Jinling ^b   Liu, Yang ^a   Yuan, Yanting ^a   Zhang, Ling ^a   Lin, Guanghui ^a   Jiayong, Pan ^c  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRY WEIGHT; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; KANDELIA CANDEL; LEAF LITTER; LITTERFALLS; MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS; MANGROVE TREE; MATURE LEAVES; METHYLMERCURY; PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; REGIONAL DIFFERENCES; TERRESTRIAL PLANTS;

ECOSYSTEMS; MARINAS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LITTERFALL; MANGROVE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AEGICERAS CORNICULATUM; AVICENNIA MARINA; KANDELIA CANDEL; RHIZOPHORA STYLOSA;

EID: 78751706654     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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