Can we compare lichen diversity data? A test with skilled teams

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 509-516

  Brunialti, G ^a   Frati, L ^a   Cristofolini, F ^b   Chiarucci, A ^a   Giordani, P ^c   Loppi, S ^a   Benesperi, R ^d   Cristofori, A ^b   Critelli, P ^e   Di Capua, E ^e   Genovesi, V ^f   Gottardini, E ^b   Innocenti, G ^e   Munzi, S ^a   Paoli, L ^a   Pisani, T ^a   Ravera, S ^f   Ferretti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e ARPAT   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Epiphytic lichens; Quality assurance; Sources of variability; Standard operating procedures

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND INFORMATION; BIOMONITORING; CRITICAL ISSUES; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; EPIPHYTIC LICHENS; EUROPEAN STANDARDS; HIGH QUALITY; SAMPLING DESIGN; SOURCES OF VARIABILITY; STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 84861658820     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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