The application of lichens as ecological surrogates of air pollution in the subtropics: a case study in South Brazil

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 20, 2016, Pages 20819-20834

  Koch, Natália M ^a,b,c   Branquinho, Cristina ^b   Matos, Paula ^b   Pinho, Pedro ^b   Lucheta, Fabiane ^c,d   Martins, Suzana M A ^c   Vargas, Vera M F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c FUNDAÇÃO ZOOBOTÂNICA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FEEVALE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Bioindicators; Biomonitoring; Environmental stress; Industrial pollution; Urban pollution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LICHEN; URBAN POLLUTION; URBANIZATION;

BRAZIL;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; BRAZIL; DRUG EFFECTS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; LICHEN (ORGANISM); PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY; TROPIC CLIMATE; URBANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BRAZIL; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LICHENS; PARTICULATE MATTER; TROPICAL CLIMATE; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84982798361     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7256-2     Document Type: Article

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