The morphological structure of leaves and the dust-retaining capability of afforested plants in urban Guangzhou, South China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3440-3449

  Liu, Lu ^a   Guan, Dongsheng ^a   Peart, M R ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Foliar dust retention; Leaf area; Morphological features; Trees; Urban Guangzhou

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EVERGREEN TREE; HEALTH IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LEAF AREA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION CONTROL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HISTOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TREE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DUST; PLANT LEAVES; TREES;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

BAUHINIA; BAUHINIA X BLAKEANA; MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 84865564020     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-0876-2     Document Type: Article

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