Disparity in 90Sr and 137Cs uptake in Alpine plants: Phylogenetic effect and Ca and K availability

Plant and Soil

Volumn 355, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 29-39

  Guillaume, Thomas ^a,b   Chawla, Fabienne ^a   Steinmann, Philipp ^c   Gobat, Jean Michel ^b   Froidevaux, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^c FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

137Cs; 90Sr; Phylogenetic effect; Plant; Soil; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CALCIUM; CESIUM ISOTOPE; DICOTYLEDON; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; HERB; PHYLOGENETICS; POTASSIUM; RADIONUCLIDE; SOIL TYPE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

PIORA VALLEY; SWITZERLAND; TICINO;

ALCEMILLA XANTHOCHLORA; ALCHEMILLA; PHLEUM; PHLEUM PRATENSE; POALES;

EID: 84861611192     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-1110-6     Document Type: Article

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