Effects of vehicle exhaust emissions on urban wild plant species

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 1984-1990

  Bell, J N B ^a   Honour, S L ^a   Power, S A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diesel exhaust; Oxides of nitrogen; Stress interactions; Urban ecosystems; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; DIESEL EXHAUSTS; DIRECT IMPACT; EXHAUST EMISSION; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH STIMULATION; HERBACEOUS SPECIES; LEAF SENESCENCE; OXIDES OF NITROGEN; PHYTOTOXIC COMPONENTS; PLANT SPECIES; STRESS INTERACTIONS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN ECOSYSTEMS; VEHICLE EMISSION; VEHICLE EXHAUST EMISSIONS; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS;

ECOSYSTEMS; FUMIGATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AIR POLLUTION;

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

EXHAUST EMISSION; FUMIGATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION EFFECT; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; FUMIGATION; GAS EXCHANGE; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH STIMULATION; LEAF SENESCENCE; NONHUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WILD PLANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PLANTS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79958786541     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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