A retrospective study using epiphytic lichens as biomonitors of air quality: 1980 and 1996 (Tuscany, central Italy)

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 405-408

  Loppi, Stefano ^a   Putortì, Ettore ^a   Signorini, Chiara ^a   Fommei, Sara ^a   Pirintsos, Stergios A ^b   De Dominicis, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air quality; Biomonitoring; Italy; Lichens; Tuscany

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITOR; EPIPHYTE; ITALY; PARMELIA CAPERATA; POLLUTION MONITORING; SULFUR;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; LICHEN;

CHIANTI REGION; ITALY; TUSCANY;

PARMELIA CAPERATA;

EID: 0032124445     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(98)80045-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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