Effects of atmospheric pollution on lichen biodiversity (LB) in a Mediterranean region (Liguria, northwest Italy)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 53-64

  Giordani, Paolo ^a   Brunialti, Giorgio ^a   Alleteo, Dario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente Ligure   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Biomonitoring; Italy; Lichen biodiversity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MONITORING;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMONITORING; LICHEN;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ITALY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RATING SCALE; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AUTOMATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; LICHENS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ITALY;

EID: 0036007784     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00275-5     Document Type: Article

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