Lichens and tobacco plants as complementary biomonitors of air pollution in the Grenoble area (Isère, southeast France)

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 429-443

  Gombert, S ^a   Asta, J ^b   Seaward, M R D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Grenoble; Lichens; Nitrogen oxides; Ozone; Tobacco plants

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMARKERS; OZONE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOBACCO; TROPOSPHERE;

BIOMONITORING; GRENOBLE AREA; LICHEN COMMUNITY LEVEL;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; LICHEN; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; TOBACCO;

NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GRENOBLE; ISERE; RHONE-ALPES; WESTERN EUROPE;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHYSCIA ADSCENDENS;

EID: 33644856286     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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