Mercury concentration records in tree rings of sessile oak and Douglas fir – The role of pollution and climate

Land, Alexander; Neugebauer, Aleta; Franzaring, Jürgen; Schmidt, Petra; Biester, Harald

doi:10.5194/bg-23-2803-2026

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Mercury concentration records in tree rings of sessile oak and Douglas fir – The role of pollution and climate

Alexander Land, Aleta Neugebauer, Jürgen Franzaring, Petra Schmidt, and Harald Biester

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