Assessment of critical levels of atmospheric ammonia for lichen diversity in cork-oak woodland, Portugal

Atmospheric Ammonia: Detecting Emission Changes and Environmental Impacts

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 109-119

  Pinho, Pedro ^a   Branquinho, Cristina ^a   Cruz, Cristina ^b   Tang, Y Sim ^c   Dias, Teresa ^b   Rosa, Ana Paula ^b   Máguas, Cristina ^b   Martins Loução, Maria Amélia ^a   Sutton, Mark A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79952616632     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9121-6_10     Document Type: Chapter

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