Trace element content of soils and plants from the Selwyn Mountains, Yukon and Northwest Territories

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Authors: Doyle, P., Fletcher, W. K., Brink, V. C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1973
• Subjects: Plant Science; Yukon; Northwest Territories; Canada; Selwyn; Selwyn Mountains
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b73-049; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b73-049

The relationships between molybdenum, copper, zinc, and manganese contents of soils and plants from a pristine region of northwestern Canada are reported. Abnormally high plant molybdenum values (up to 52 ppm dry weight) are associated with a diverse flora growing on neutral or slightly alkaline mol...