Impacts of industrial polluters on bryophytes: a meta-analysis of observational studies
E. L. Zvereva & M. V. Kozlov
Corresponding author: Elena L. Zvereva, Section of Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland. Email:
Online resource 2. Summary of the database used in the meta-analysis
Location of the polluter / Numbers of effect sizes / ReferencesCommunity-specific / Species-specific
Abundance / Species rich-ness / Performance / Cover
Cover / Bio-mass / Growth / Repro-duction
Arvida / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 5 / LeBlanc et al. 1972
Bielawy / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 14 / Dąbrowski et al. 1997b
Bolesław / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / - / Kaźmierszakowa 1987
Cheshire / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 9 / Stefan and Rudolph 1979
Coniston / - / - / 1 / - / - / - / LeBlanc et al. 1971
Copper Cliff / - / - / 1 / 1 / - / Beckett 1986; LeBlanc et al. 1971
Falconbridge / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 19 / Gignac 1987
Flin Flon / - / - / 1 / - / - / - / Hogan and Watton 1980
Głogów / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 10 / Dąbrowski et al. 1997a
Gusum / 1 / - / 1 / 1 / - / - / Folkeson 1994, 1995
Harjavalta / 1 / - / 1 / 2 / 2 / 7 / Salemaa et al. 2001; Huttunen 2003
Kaduna / - / - / 1 / - / - / - / Bako and Afolabi 2008
Kandalaksha / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / - / Syroid 1987
Karabash / - / - / 1 / - / - / 5 / Stepanov et al. 1992
Kaybob / 1 / 1 / 1 / - / 1 / - / Winner and Bewly 1978a, b
Kostomuksha / - / 1 / 1 / - / - / 6 / Chernenkova 1991
Krasnouralsk / - / 1 / 1 / - / - / - / Makhnev et al. 1990
Kunda / - / - / 1 / - / - / - / Kannukene 1995
Long Harbor / 1 / - / 1 / - / 1 / 20 / Fife 1975; Roberts et al. 1979
Lubon / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 8 / Dąbrowski et al. 1996b
Monchegorsk / 1 / 1 / 1 / - / - / 5 / Koroleva 1993; Chernenkova 2002
Mozyr / 1 / - / - / - / - / - / Chubanov 1989
Murdochville / - / - / 1 / - / - / - / LeBlank et al. 1974
Naujoji Akmene / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 14 / Stravinskienë et al. 2004
Nikel / - / 1 / 1 / - / - / - / Chernenekova 2002
Norilsk / - / - / 1 / - / - / - / Andreeva 1989
Novgorod / - / - / 1 / - / - / - / Yarmishko et al. 1998
Novolukoml / 1 / - / - / - / - / - / Chubanov 1989
Opole / - / - / 1 / 2 / - / - / Liberska-Szmidt 1983
Örnsköldsvik / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 10 / Westman 1975
Palmerton / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 32 / Nash 1972
Polevskoi / - / 1 / 1 / - / - / - / Makhnev et al. 1990
Police / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 4 / Dąbrowski and Seniczak 1997
Puławy / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 4 / Sokolowski 1971
Ram River / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / - / Addison et al. 1984
Revda / 1 / 1 / 1 / - / - / - / Vorobeichik and Khantemirova 1994; Vorobeichik et al. 1994
Rovno / 1 / - / - / - / - / - / Voron 1992
Strachan / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / - / Addison et al. 1984
Straunsvík / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 5 / Kristinsson 1998
Svetlogorsk / 1 / - / - / - / - / - / Chubanov 1989
Syktyvkar / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 7 / Torlopova 2003
Tomaszów Mazowiecki / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 8 / Dąbrowski et al. 1997c
Toruń / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 5 / Dąbrowski et al. 1996a
Trail / - / - / 1 / - / - / - / Archibold 1978
Wawa / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 21 / Rao and LeBlanc 1967
Włocławek / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 6 / Dąbrowski et al. 1996c
Zlatna / 1 / - / 1 / - / - / 31 / Plămăda 1986
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