Biodiversity of epiphytic lichens as indicator of air pollution in the geothermal area of Lardello (Tuscany, Central Italy)

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-126

  Loppi, Stefano ^a   Frati, Luisa ^a   Benedettini, Gioia ^a   Pirintsos, Stergios Arg ^a   Leonzio, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN;

AIR POLLUTION; BIODIVERSITY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EPIPHYTE; GROWTH PERIOD; INDICATOR ORGANISM; ITALY; LICHEN;

ITALY;

EID: 0036315083     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1092/WW0J-5LF2-NJA6-YG5U     Document Type: Article

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