Evaluar el estado de conservación de la biodiversidad es un reto que involucra decisiones
efectivas y eficientes a corto plazo. Investigadores y manejadores de biodiversidad se han …

Air pollution and the urban heat island effect are known to directly affect ecosystems in
urban areas. Lichens, which are widely known as good ecological indicators of air quality …

En el presente estudio se evaluó la calidad del aire urbano en la ciudad de San Luis,
usando las comunidades de líquenes como bioindicadores. Se tomaron 6 áreas en el …

Background In the years 2003–2005 research was carried out concerning ethno-medicine in
the high Molise (central-southern Italy), a region that has been the object of very little …

Lichens are considered bioindicators and, as such, are widely used for air quality
monitoring, especially in urban-industrial areas. The present paper proposes an evaluation …

Despite the growing interest in the lichen communities of Mexico, little is known about the
assemblages from the central part of the country. For that reason, we defined the following …

The use of lichens as ecological surrogates has been an important tool to evaluate the
impact of air pollution in both ecosystem and human health but remains underused in the …

Recently, air pollution alerts were issued in the Metropolitan Area of Aburrá Valley (AVMA)
due to the highest recorded levels of particulate matter (PM2. 5 and PM10) ever measured …

Air quality studies with bioindicators have not been well developed in South America. In the
city of Córdoba, there are not permanent air pollutant measurements by equipment. In order …

Lichens have been widely used worldwide as bioindicators of air quality and also integrated
into national programs and protocols in several countries. The Index of Atmospheric Purity …