Lichens: excellent bioindicators for air quality monitoring

Our paper is a short list of arguments based on knowledge gained in laboratory practice, showing why lichens are of great importance in air quality biomonitoring. Lichens have a number of key characteristics that make them very good air quality bioindicators and useful organisms for biomonitoring: s...

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Published in:Advances in environmental sciences : international journal of the Bioflux Society 2023-06, Vol.15 (1), p.28-31
Main Authors: Gavriloaie, Claudiu, Voicu, Diana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air monitoring
Air pollution
Air quality
Bioindicators
Biomonitoring
Environmental conditions
Environmental protection
Heavy metals
Indicator species
Lichens
Life span
Metabolism
Outdoor air quality
Pollutants
Transplantation
Trees
Urban areas
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Summary:Our paper is a short list of arguments based on knowledge gained in laboratory practice, showing why lichens are of great importance in air quality biomonitoring. Lichens have a number of key characteristics that make them very good air quality bioindicators and useful organisms for biomonitoring: sensitivity to air pollution, slow growth, long lifespan, no cuticle, no roots, sponge-like consistency, wrinkled and rough surface, sessile nature, ability to survive dry, good diversity, wide distribution, easy transplantation, capacity to show response to pollution, simple structure, easy identification, and have enough historical data collected in literature or databases.
ISSN:2066-7620
2066-7647