Ecological responses and remediation ability of water fern (Azolla japonica) to water pollution

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 381-389

  Song, Uhram ^a   Park, Hun ^b   Lee, Eun Ju ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Azolla japonica; Bioaccumulation; Iron; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; AZOLLA JAPONICA; FILICOPHYTA; HYDROPTERIDALES; SUIDAE;

EID: 84867198074     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12374-012-0010-5     Document Type: Article

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