Metal resistance in populations of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) and white birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.) from a metal-contaminated region and neighbouring non-contaminated regions

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 164, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-58

  Kirkey, Fallon M ^a   Matthews, Jennifer ^a   Ryser, Peter ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost of resistance; Heavy metals; Metal resistance; Trees

Indexed keywords

ACER RUBRUM; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; CONTAMINATED SUBSTRATES; HERBACEOUS SPECIES; LOW DEGREE; METAL RESISTANCE; METAL RESISTANCES; ONTARIO; RED MAPLES; TREES;

FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; METALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBSTRATES; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

CONTAMINATION;

COPPER; NICKEL;

DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SUBSTRATE;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; ARTICLE; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BIRCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; METAL INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION MODEL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACER; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BETULA; METALS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

FORESTRY; HEAVY METALS; POLLUTION; RESISTANCE; SUBSTRATES;

ACER RUBRUM; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 84856776758     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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