Relative effects of vehicle pollution, moisture and colonization sources on urban lichens

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1467-1474

  Coffey, Heather M P ^a   Fahrig, Lenore ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Conservation; Greenspace; Habitat restoration; Impervious surfaces; Landscape ecology; Multi scale analysis; Road ecology; Soil sealing; Urban design

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BIOINDICATOR; COLONIZATION; LICHEN; MOISTURE CONTENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION;

EID: 84870361635     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02208.x     Document Type: Article

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