Lichens as bioindicators of temporal variations in air quality around Thessaloniki, northern Greece

Ecological Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-96

  Vokou, Despina ^a   Pirintsos, Stergios Arg ^b   Loppi, Stefano ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air quality; Bioindication; Greece; Lichens

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; LICHEN;

AIR QUALITY; BIOINDICATOR; LICHEN;

GREECE;

EID: 0033152510     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1999.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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