The effects of lead and zinc on the distribution of plant species at former mining areas of Western Europe

• Published in: Flora. Morphologie, Geobotanik, Oekophysiologie Vol. 190; no. 3; pp. 243 - 249
• Main Author: Brown, Gary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.07.1995
• Subjects: Belgium; Germany; Heavy metal toxicity; lead; metalliferous areas; mined soils; phytotoxicity; plant communities; plant species; population distribution; soil toxicity; species diversity; zinc; Belgium; Germany; metalliferous areas; plant species; zinc; Heavy metal toxicity; lead

The distribution of plant species in respect of heavy metal levels (pb, Zn) and heavy metal toxicity of soils was the subject of a detailed investigation at two metalliferous regions of the Eifel Mountains, Germany, and the adjacent areas of Belgium. Heavy metal toxicity, defined as the ratio of hea...