SR-XRF analysis of Polytrichum in the Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica

• Main Authors: Xiansheng, Shen, Shixiu, Kang, Liguang, Sun, Xuebin, Yin, Ziqin, Wu, Wei, He
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2002
• Subjects: Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2242/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2242/1/A200202002.pdf

In order to study the element contents and distribution of various mosses collected in the Antarctica, we analyzed the heavy elements of 3 species of Polytrichum in the Fildes Peninsula, P. alpinum, P. juniperinum and P. alpestre, by synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SR-XRF). The result show...