The development of diagnostic methods to accurately assess the effects of treatments on
lithobiont colonization remains a challenge for the conservation of Cultural Heritage …

In the 1990s, a sampling network for the biomonitoring of forests using epiphytic lichen
diversity was established in the eastern Iberian Peninsula. This area registered air pollution …

Although ceramic objects are an important part of the worldwide cultural heritage, few
investigations on the effects of lithobiontic growth on their outdoor conservation are …

Excessive use of plant growth stimulants and pesticides is currently a considerable problem,
especially in agriculture, horticulture, and arboriculture. Understanding the impacts of these …

This work summarizes the results of the exploration of freshwater lichen biota on the island
of Sardinia associated with the regional flagship species Lobothallia hydrocharis, a large …

Acidophytic, oligotrophic lichens on tree trunks are widely considered to be the most
sensitive biota to elevated concentrations of atmospheric ammonia (NH 3). We studied the …

Biodiversity monitoring represents a major challenge to supporting proper forest ecosystem
management and biodiversity conservation. The latter is indeed shifting in recent years from …

En este trabajo se describen ocho nuevas especies del desierto de Chihuahua en el sur de
Nuevo México: Acarospora agostiniana, A. divisa, A. fissurata, A. ryanii, Sarcogyne …

iNaturalist is a widely-utilized platform for data collection and sharing among non-
professional volunteers and is widely employed in citizen science. This platform's data are …

During a lichen survey of different localities of Pakistan, a novel taxon in genus Circinaria
was collected and identified as C. thorstenii. The key characters of C. thorstenii are rimose …