Mapping lichen diversity as a first step for air quality assessment

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 377-389

  Pinho, P ^a   Augusto, S ^b   Branquinho, C ^a,c   Bio, A ^d   Pereira, M J ^d   Soares, A ^d   Catarino, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Museu   (Portugal)

^c Universidade Atlantica   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air quality; Biomonitoring; Environmental variables; Lichen diversity

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BIODIVERSITY; LICHEN;

ACCURACY; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES HABITAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 14944341216     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-004-1253-4     Document Type: Article

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