Two aquatic macrophytes as bioindicators for medium-high copper concentrations in freshwaters

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 503-506

  Zuccarni, Paolo ^a   Kampuš, Saša ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Ceratophyllum demersum; Copper; Freshwaters; Potamogeton natans

Indexed keywords

CERATOPHYLLUM DEMERSUM; POTAMOGETON NATANS;

EID: 79960689042     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2010.547677     Document Type: Article

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