Epiphytic macrolichen community correlates with modeled air pollutants and forest conditions

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 992-1000

  Mayer, Audrey L ^a   Vihermaa, Leena ^b   Nieminen, Noora ^a   Luomi, Annukka ^a   Posch, Maximilian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Environmental   (United Kingdom)

^c PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Boreal forests; Epiphytic macrolichen survey; Finland; IAP; Russia

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; FORESTRY; REMOTE SENSING; SULFUR; SURVEYS;

BOREAL FORESTS; EPIPHYTIC MACROLICHEN SURVEY; FINLAND; IAP; RUSSIA;

POLLUTION;

ABUNDANCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; BOREAL FOREST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EPIPHYTE; FOREST; LICHEN; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION MONITORING; STAND STRUCTURE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; FORESTRY; POLLUTION CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; SULFUR; SURVEYS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCANDINAVIA;

BRYORIA; HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES; PICEA;

EID: 60849139059     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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