Ecological integrity of tropical secondary forests: concepts and indicators

MF Rosenfield, CC Jakovac, DLM Vieira… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Naturally regenerating forests or secondary forests (SFs) are a promising strategy for
restoring large expanses of tropical forests at low cost and with high environmental benefits …

Recent trends and future challenges for lichen biomonitoring in forests

L Frati, G Brunialti - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Currently, forest ecosystems are often located in remote areas, far from direct sources of air
pollution. Nonetheless, they may be affected by different types of atmospheric deposition …

Out with OLD growth, in with ecological contin NEW ity: new perspectives on forest conservation

RT McMullin, YF Wiersma - Frontiers in Ecology and the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Forest managers have a responsibility to identify and conserve ecologically exceptional
forest stands. In North America, priority areas of old‐growth forest are often identified based …

Air pollution in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, assessed by plant comet assay

M Hasanovic, T Cetkovic, B Pourrut… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) is among the European countries with the highest
rate of air pollution-related death cases and the poorest air quality. The main causes are …

Biomonitoring of air pollution by lichen diversity in the urban area of Setif, Algeria

A BELGUIDOUM, R HAICHOUR, T LOGRADA… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2022 - smujo.id
Belguidoum A, Haichour R, Lograda T, Ramdani M. 2021. Biomonitoring of air pollution by
lichen diversity in the urban area of Setif, Algeria. Biodiversitas 23: 970-981. The use of …

The effects of bark quality on corticolous lichen community composition in urban parks of southern Ontario

L McDonald, M Van Woudenberg, B Dorin… - Botany, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
Tree bark characteristics influence lichen colonization. To better understand how urban
parks can be managed to maximize lichen biodiversity, we examined trees in seven parks …

Biomonitoring of Air Pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina Using Epiphytic Lichen Hypogymnia physodes

E Ramić, J Huremović, T Muhić-Šarac, S Đug… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2019 - Springer
The aim of the study was to assess heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) air
pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina by using a lichen, Hypogymnia physodes. Metal …

Summary comments on assessment methods of ecosystem integrity for national parks

XY Dai Yunchuan, Z Yunyi… - Biodiversity Science, 2019 - biodiversity-science.net
National parks are one of the foundations of global biodiversity conservation and help
protect the ecological environment and biodiversity. Assessing ecosystem integrity in …

国家公园生态系统完整性评价研究进展

代云川, 薛亚东, 张云毅, 李迪强 - 生物多样性, 2019 - biodiversity-science.net
建立国家公园可促进生态环境和生物多样性的保护, 而国家公园生态系统完整性评价对于维持
生态系统平衡, 生态系统健康, 生物多样性以及典型生态系统的完整性具有重要意义 …

Application of Index of Atmospheric Purity (IAP) along elevation gradients in Gunung Jerai, Kedah, Malaysia

NS Rosli, S Zulkifly - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022 - Springer
The utilisation of biological organisms, especially lichens in the environmental biomonitoring
approach, has been proven to be an effective and low-cost technique suitable for …