Responses of Scots pine to nickel and copper exposure and herbivory

• Main Author: Roitto, Marja
• Other Authors: Niemelä, Pekka, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Biosciences, Department of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Oulun yliopisto, Helsingin yliopisto, biotieteellinen tiedekunta, ympäristöekologian laitos, Helsingfors universitet, biovetenskapliga fakulteten, institutionen för miljöekologi, Markkola, Annamari, Strömmer, Rauni, Rautio, Pasi
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Helsingin yliopisto 2010
• Subjects: ympäristöekologia; Kola Peninsula; The Needles; kola peninsula
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/22099

The goal of this thesis was to examine the ecophysiological responses of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), with an emphasis on the oxidative enzyme peroxidase and plant phenolics to environmental stresses like elevated levels of nickel (Ni) and copper (Cu), and herbivory. The effects of Ni and Cu we...