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Mineral Uptake and Retention in Cotton-grass (Eriophorum vaginatum L.)

Nature volume 184, pages 467–468 (1959)Cite this article

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SEVERAL investigations1–4 have indicated the importance of mineral nutrients in determining the characteristic flora and vegetation structure of the various types of bog and fen. These and other extensive examinations of the nutrient levels in the underlying peat and water have not yet been followed, however, by a parallel study of the actual amounts of macro-elements taken up throughout the year by the principal mire species themselves, nor has their rate of turnover of mineral ions been investigated.

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GOODMAN, G., PERKINS, D. Mineral Uptake and Retention in Cotton-grass (Eriophorum vaginatum L.). Nature 184, 467–468 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184467a0

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