Prospecting, geobotanical

Geobotanical prospecting mineral exploration based on the appearance and distribution of plant species. 

Examples of plants and locations used for the geobotanical and biogeochemical prospecting for metals are given by Brooks (1972,1983, 1993), Cole and Smith (1984), Cole (1980), Ernst (1974, 1993) and Kovalevsky (1979, 1987). 

This book is the first to summarize the biomonitoring of heavy metals in terrestrial ecosystems using plants. Based on a sizeable collection of case studies drawn from diverse geobotanical areas throughout the world, the book covers chemical and analytical aspects, processes of bioaccumulation as well as geobotanical and biogeochemical prospecting. 

Priyadarshi, N. (2010). Geobotanical methods for prospecting uranium deposits, http // nitishpriy adarshi. blogspot.in/2010/09/geobotanical-methods-for-prospecting. html (accessed July 27, 2014). 

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