The uptake of nickel by Umbilicaria muhlenbergii: a physicochemical process

Abstract
The uptake is probably physicochemical in nature. Metabolic inhibitors caused no significant decrease in N uptake. Dead thalli accumulated the metal to a slightly greater extent than live thalli. N uptake was similar under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Uptake was pH dependent and increased with temperature. The development of a model for N uptake by U. muhlenbergii based on thermodynamically rigorous expressions is described.
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