Book ID: 81235
Nimis, Pier Luigi, Christoph Scheidegger and Patricia A.Wolseley (eds.)
Monitoring with Lichens - Monitoring Lichens. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Lichen Monitoring, Wales, UK, 16-23 August 2000. Publ. 2002. (NATO Science Series IV, Earth and Environm. Sciences, Vol.7). 416 p. Hardcover.
Reviews the large body of knowledge of lichens as indicators or air pollutions, including bioindication, accumulation of metals and radioelements, and the use of lichens as biomarkers, and covers an array of approaches to monitoring lichen biodiversity and ecosystem function, from focusing on one or a few species to monitoring the biodiversity of lichens across whole regions.