Volcanic mercury in Pinus canariensis

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 739-747

  Rodríguez Martín, José Antonio ^a   Nanos, Nikos ^b   Miranda, José Carlos ^b   Carbonell, Gregoria ^a   Gil, Luis ^b  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; La Palma Island; Mercury; Tree rings; Volcano

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADAPTATION; BARK; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; CONIFEROUS TREE; DETOXIFICATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHLOEM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; TREE RING; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; BARK; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHLOEM; PINE; POLLUTANT; SPAIN; VOLCANO; XYLEM;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; MERCURY; PHLOEM; PINUS; PLANT BARK; SPAIN; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS; XYLEM;

CANARY ISLANDS; LA PALMA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN;

PINUS CANARIENSIS;

EID: 84880748695     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-013-1070-1     Document Type: Article

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