EFFECT OF DUST ON EPIPHYTIC LICHEN VEGETATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA (ITALY AND GREECE)

Autor:	Stefano Loppi, S. A. Pirintsos
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	stomatognathic diseases integumentary system stomatognathic system Ecology Mediterranean area Plant Science Epiphyte Vegetation skin and connective tissue diseases Lichen complex mixtures Agronomy and Crop Science Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Israel Journal of Plant Sciences. 48:91-95
ISSN:	0792-9978
DOI:	10.1560/ek72-kp5w-u3q3-av5q
Popis:	The epiphytic lichens around limestone and sandstone quarries were investigated in northern Greece and central Italy to study the effect of alkaline and acid dust on epiphytic lichen vegetation in the Mediterranean area. The results showed that the main factor influencing the diversity of the epiphytic lichen vegetation studied is the distance from quarries, and that the chemistry of dust is not an important parameter. The fact that all but a few resistant lichen species die when subjected to high dust concentrations suggests that epiphytic lichens could be usefully employed for monitoring dust fallout and the effects of dust contamination.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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