| Popis: |
In this study, our aim is to describe the heavy metal contents of Pseudevernia furfuracea lichen samples exposed to various polluted areas in the province of Ankara, Turkey. P. furfuracea lichen samples were collected from the Yenice Forest in Karabuk and were transported in bags to different sites in Ankara. The heavy metal concentrations of P. furfuracea were analyzed by an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) technique. In addition, DNA alterations in the exposed lichen samples were described by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, in order to reveal the pattern of genetic variations influenced by the various environmental pollutants. Genomic template stabilities (GTS) were calculated from the changes in the RAPD profiles and compared with the element content in the P. furfuracea lichen sample. The results obtained from chemical analysis were accumulated species of all the |
