Abstract
Lichens, a symbiotic association of an alga and a fungus, have been used for some years as 'bioindicators', to detect environmental pollution. For this, their property of reacting to certain pollutants with characteristic changes of growth is exploired. With this biological method, continual, sufficiently sensitive measurements over wide areas can often be carried out more simply than with expensive, complicated technical equipment, which requires servicing, as well. This article describes the various possibilities of using lichens as bioindicators, and reviews the methods currently in use for measuring air pollution by means of lichens.
Citation Formats
Richardson, H S.
Lichens as biological indicators.
Germany: N. p.,
1981.
Web.
Richardson, H S.
Lichens as biological indicators.
Germany.
Richardson, H S.
1981.
"Lichens as biological indicators."
Germany.
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title = {Lichens as biological indicators}
author = {Richardson, H S}
abstractNote = {Lichens, a symbiotic association of an alga and a fungus, have been used for some years as 'bioindicators', to detect environmental pollution. For this, their property of reacting to certain pollutants with characteristic changes of growth is exploired. With this biological method, continual, sufficiently sensitive measurements over wide areas can often be carried out more simply than with expensive, complicated technical equipment, which requires servicing, as well. This article describes the various possibilities of using lichens as bioindicators, and reviews the methods currently in use for measuring air pollution by means of lichens.}
journal = []
volume = {81:18}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Germany}
year = {1981}
month = {Sep}
}
title = {Lichens as biological indicators}
author = {Richardson, H S}
abstractNote = {Lichens, a symbiotic association of an alga and a fungus, have been used for some years as 'bioindicators', to detect environmental pollution. For this, their property of reacting to certain pollutants with characteristic changes of growth is exploired. With this biological method, continual, sufficiently sensitive measurements over wide areas can often be carried out more simply than with expensive, complicated technical equipment, which requires servicing, as well. This article describes the various possibilities of using lichens as bioindicators, and reviews the methods currently in use for measuring air pollution by means of lichens.}
journal = []
volume = {81:18}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Germany}
year = {1981}
month = {Sep}
}