Pleurochaete squarrosa (Brid.) Lindb. as an alternative moss species for biomonitoring surveys of heavy metal, nitrogen deposition and δ15N signatures in a Mediterranean area

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 1221-1228

  Izquieta Rojano, S ^a   Elustondo, D ^a   Ederra, A ^a   Lasheras, E ^a   Santamaria C ^a   Santamaria J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abbreviations EF enrichment factors; HC Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw.; HM heavy metal; PS Pleurochaete squarrosa (Brid.) Lindb.

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL); NICKEL; NITROGEN; SURVEYS; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES; HC HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME HEDW; ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; NITROGEN EMISSIONS;

CADMIUM;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MOSS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

NAVARRA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BRYOPHYTA; HYPNUM CUPRESSIFORME; PLEUROCHAETE SQUARROSA;

EID: 84942939951     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.023     Document Type: Article

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