Lichen growth and cities: a study on Long Island, New York

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1966 · Bryologist; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1639/0007-2745(1966)69[427:LGACAS]2.0.CO;2· OSTI ID:5830235

Brodo, I M

The detrimental influence of New York City on the Long Island lichen flora extends as a city effect up to 40 miles from the center of industrial Brooklyn. The results of transplant experiments with Parmelia caperata, transect studies of corticolous lichens in red-oak stands, and distribution analyses of various Long Island lichen species all lead to the same general conclusions. City-induced drought is regarded as acting on pollution-tolerant lichens close to a city center with air pollution acting over much greater distances in decreasing lichen diversity and cover. 32 references, 21 figures, 4 tables.

• Research Organization: National Museum of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
• OSTI ID: 5830235
• Journal Information: Bryologist; (United States), Journal Name: Bryologist; (United States) Vol. 69; ISSN BRYOA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AIR POLLUTION
ALGAE
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
DATA
DEHYDRATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FEDERAL REGION II
FUNGI
INFORMATION
LICHENS
NEW YORK
NEW YORK CITY
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
PLANTS
POLLUTION
POPULATIONS
SPECIES DIVERSITY
URBAN AREAS
USA