Correlation between the nitrogen concentration of two epiphytic lichens and the traffic density in an urban area

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 281-290

  Gombert, S ^a   Asta, J ^b   Seaward, M R D ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypogymnia physodes; Lichens; Nitrogen concentration; Nitrogen oxides; Physcia adscendens; Road traffic index; Urban area

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EPIPTHYTIC LICHENS;

AIR POLLUTION;

NITROGEN;

BIOACCUMULATION; CORRELATION; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN POLLUTION;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LICHEN; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; LICHENS; MOTOR VEHICLES; NITROGEN; SEASONS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

FRANCE;

HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES; PHYSCIA ADSCENDENS;

EID: 0037400371     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00367-6     Document Type: Article

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