Air-quality bioindication in the greater Central Valley of California, with epiphytic macrolichen communities

Ecological Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1712-1726

  Jovan, Sarah ^a   McCune, Bruce ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Ammonia; California; Community analysis; Epiphytic macrolichens; Gradients; Land use; Multidimensional scaling ordination; Nitrogen dioxide; Nitrophiles; Ozone; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LICHEN;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 26044435662     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5368     Document Type: Article

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