Biodiversity and trace element content of epiphytic bryophytes in urban and extraurban sites of southern Italy
S Giordano, S Sorbo, P Adamo, A Basile, V Spagnuolo… - Plant ecology, 2004 - Springer
In the present study epiphytic bryophytes were employed as a model system in an integrated
way both as bioindicators at species, population and community levels and as …
way both as bioindicators at species, population and community levels and as …
Evaluation of the Index of Atmospheric Purity in an American tropical valley through the sampling of corticulous lichens in different phorophyte species
MA Correa-Ochoa, LC Vélez-Monsalve… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lichens have been widely used worldwide as bioindicators of air quality and also integrated
into national programs and protocols in several countries. The Index of Atmospheric Purity …
into national programs and protocols in several countries. The Index of Atmospheric Purity …
Assessment of air pollution from a lignite power plant in the plain of Megalopolis (Greece) using as biomonitors three species of lichens; impacts on some biochemical …
AN Riga-Karandinos, MG Karandinos - Science of the total environment, 1998 - Elsevier
Samples of three species of corticolous lichens (Anaptychia ciliaris, Lobaria pulmonaria and
Ramalina farinacea) were collected from 22 Quercus spp. stands (sites) distributed in the …
Ramalina farinacea) were collected from 22 Quercus spp. stands (sites) distributed in the …
Variability of lichen diversity in a climatically heterogeneous area (Liguria, NW Italy)
G Brunialti, P Giordani - The Lichenologist, 2003 - cambridge.org
The influence of environmental variables on epiphytic lichens in Liguria (NW Italy) was
examined using two complementary approaches. Firstly, the variability of lichen vegetation …
examined using two complementary approaches. Firstly, the variability of lichen vegetation …
Effects of the urban environmental conditions on the chlorophyll a fluorescence emission in transplants of three ecologically distinct lichens
M Piccotto, M Bidussi, M Tretiach - Environmental and experimental botany, 2011 - Elsevier
The sensitivity of three foliose lichen species to urban environments with different air
pollution loads and climatic conditions was tested using chlorophyll a fluorescence (ChlaF) …
pollution loads and climatic conditions was tested using chlorophyll a fluorescence (ChlaF) …
Determination of atmospheric heavy metals using two lichen species in Katni and Rewa cities, India.
A biomonitoring study was conducted to assess the levels of atmospheric heavy metal
pollution in Katni and Rewa cities of Madhya Pradesh, state in central India. The Pyxine …
pollution in Katni and Rewa cities of Madhya Pradesh, state in central India. The Pyxine …
Biodeterioration of calcareous and granitic building stones in urban environments
N Schiavon - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2002 - lyellcollection.org
Scanning electron microscopy in secondary (SEM) and back-scattered (BSEM) mode
associated with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy has been used to investigate decay …
associated with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy has been used to investigate decay …
Sampling and interpreting lichen diversity data for biomonitoring purposes
P Giordani, G Brunialti - … Advances in Lichenology: Modern Methods and …, 2015 - Springer
Although lichen diversity values are broadly used as bioindicators, mainly for air pollution,
lichen communities can be substantially influenced by other ecological factors, such as tree …
lichen communities can be substantially influenced by other ecological factors, such as tree …
Comparative studies onxanthoria parietina, a pollution-resistant lichen, Andramalina duriaei, a sensitive species. I. effects of air pollution on physiological processes
L Silberstein, BZ Siegel, SM Siegel, A Mukhtar… - The Lichenologist, 1996 - Elsevier
Xanthoria parietinathalli were collected from a 'clean-air'location and from a polluted area.
Ramalina duriaeithalli were collected from the same 'clean-air'location and some thalli were …
Ramalina duriaeithalli were collected from the same 'clean-air'location and some thalli were …
Corticolous lichens as potential bioindicators of fire history: a study in the cerrado of the Distrito Federal, central Brazil
J Mistry - Journal of Biogeography, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to investigate the potential use of epiphytic corticolous lichens as
indicators of fire history in the cerrado (savannas) of central Brazil. Work was carried out at …
indicators of fire history in the cerrado (savannas) of central Brazil. Work was carried out at …