A new method to assess air pollution using lichens as bioindicators

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 321-325

  Monge Nájera, Julián ^a,b   González, María I ^b   Rossi, Marta Rivas ^a   Méndez, Víctor Hugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL A DISTANCIA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bioindication; Lichens; Methodology

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LICHENS; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LICHENS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0042330304     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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