Effects of vegetation type on mercury concentrations and pools in two adjacent coniferous and deciduous forests

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-77

  Obrist, Daniel ^a   Johnson, Dale W ^b   Edmonds, Robert L ^c  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon cycling; Mercury deposition; Mercury sequestration; Nutrient dynamics; Retention

Indexed keywords

ALNUS; ALNUS RUBRA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84863044878     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.201000415     Document Type: Article

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