Sources of error in epiphytic lichen variables mapped as bioindicators: Needs to modify the Finnish standard

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Kinnunen, H ^a,b   Holopainen, T ^a   Karenlampi L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bioindicators; Environment; Lichens; Mapping

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMARKERS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; VEGETATION;

LICHENS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LICHEN;

FINLAND;

EID: 0141924112     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-160X(03)00003-7     Document Type: Article

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