Effects of roads on adjacent plant community composition and ecosystem function: An example from three calcareous ecosystems

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 163, Issue , 2012, Pages 273-280

  Lee, Mark A ^a   Davies, Linda ^a   Power, Sally A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Calcareous grassland; Heavy metals; Nitrogen enrichment; Roads

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; ENGLAND; EXHAUST EMISSION; FOLIAR UPTAKE; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; MOSS SPECIES; NITROGEN ENRICHMENT; PLANT COMMUNITIES; PLANT SPECIES; ROAD TRAFFIC; ROADS; SOIL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; TOLERANT SPECIES; TRAFFIC DENSITIES; VEHICLE EXHAUSTS;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; ROADSIDES; SOIL MOISTURE; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AMMONIA; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AMMONIA; BIODIVERSITY; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EXHAUST EMISSION; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PH; PLANT COMMUNITY; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; EXHAUST GAS; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLUTION MONITORING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TRAFFIC;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMMONIA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; NITROGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TRANSPORTATION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BRYOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 84856203520     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.038     Document Type: Article

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