Elemental composition of thalli of the lichen Cladоnia stellaris under air pollution
The elemental composition of Cladonia lichens in areas affected by the Murmansk Region metal processing industry was investigated. Abnormally high levels of heavy metals (Cu, Ni, Fe) were detected in lichens under this impact. Lichens can accumulate far greater amounts of heavy metals than coniferou...
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| Language: | English |
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Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Transactions of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.krc.karelia.ru/index.php/ecology/article/view/259 |