The use of lichen functional groups as indicators of air quality in a Mediterranean urban environment

E Llop, P Pinho, P Matos, MJ Pereira, C Branquinho - Ecological indicators, 2012 - Elsevier
Functional groups of epiphytic lichens are proposed as indicators of air quality in a
Mediterranean urban area in the south of Portugal. Local land use: traffic (for areas near …

Mapping lichen diversity as a first step for air quality assessment

P Pinho, S Augusto, C Branquinho, A Bio… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2004 - Springer
The evaluation of air quality is an important topic. It is well known that lichens have a set of
characteristics that make them well suited for biomonitoring purposes. Sampling lichen …

Lichen diversity for environmental stress study: application of index of atmospheric purity (IAP) and mapping around a paper mill in Barak Valley, Assam, northeast …

PD Pulak Das, SJ Santosh Joshi, JR Jayashree Rout… - 2013 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The paper discusses the application of lichen diversity in the form of Index of Atmospheric
Purity (IAP) for environmental stress study (air pollution) around a paper mill in Assam, India …

Floristic changes of epiphytic flora in the Metropolitan Lisbon area between 1980–1981 and 2010–2011 related to urban air quality

C Sérgio, P Carvalho, CA Garcia, E Almeida… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Epiphytic lichen and bryophyte Floristic Richness (FR) and distribution were investigated in
Lisbon and the adjacent southern riverbank, in the centre-west of Portugal within the Lisbon …

Traffic represents the main source of pollution in small Mediterranean urban areas as seen by lichen functional groups

E Llop, P Pinho, MC Ribeiro, MJ Pereira… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
The land-use type (residential, green areas, and traffic) within relatively small Mediterranean
urban areas determines significant changes on lichen diversity, considering species …

Lecanora sorediomarginata, a new epiphytic lichen species discovered along the Portuguese coast

SA Rodrigues, A Terron-Alfonso… - The …, 2011 - cambridge.org
Lecanora sorediomarginata Rodrigues, Terrón & Elix sp. nov., described as new to science
from Portugal, is characterized morphologically by a crustose whitish-grey to greenish …

Epiphytic lichen community dynamics in deciduous forests around a phosphorus fertiliser factory in Central Lithuania

J Motiejūnaitė - Environmental Pollution, 2007 - Elsevier
The detailed dynamics of epiphytic lichen communities were observed while studying
permanent quadrats in the zone of influence of a phosphorus fertiliser factory in central …

[PDF][PDF] Biodiversidade da vegetação epifítica liquénica no litoral alentejano. Área de Sines

P Carvalho, R Figueira, M Jones… - Portugaliae Acta …, 2002 - dialnet.unirioja.es
A composição da flora epífitica liquénica na região do litoral alentejano, que inclui a área do
complexo industrial de Sines, foi actualizada através de levantamentos florísticos em vários …

The identity of two lichen species described from Portugal by J. Harmand

G Paz-Bermúdez, MEL de Silanes - The Bryologist, 2007 - BioOne
Julien Harmand described four lichen species from Portugal. Two of those taxa are
restudied here. As a result, the following synonyms are proposed: Lecanora manuelina is …

[PDF][PDF] Dados sobre a biodiversidade dos briófitos epifíticos no Litoral Alentejano.

C Sérgio, MS Sim, P Carvalho… - Portugaliae Acta …, 2002 - dialnet.unirioja.es
Neste trabalho são assim apresentados os resultados dos levantamentos e das
herborizações realizadas em duas épocas de estudo (1976/85 e 1997/98). Com este estudo …