Mapping environmental effects of agriculture with epiphytic lichens

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-124

  Ruisi, Serena ^a   Zucconi, Laura ^a   Fornasier, Francesca ^b   Paoli, Luca ^c   Frati, Luisa ^c   Loppi, Stefano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b ARPA Lazio (Agenzia Regionale Per la Protezione Ambientale)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biomonitoring; Dust; Mediterranean basin; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; LICHEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 32044458881     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/862D-NF87-YFU7-3N33     Document Type: Article

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