Lichens as bioindicators of geothermal air pollution in central Italy

Bryologist

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-48

  Loppi, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

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EID: 0030053098     PISSN: 00072745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3244436     Document Type: Article

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