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Ranking of Epiphytic Lichen Sensitivity to Air Pollution Using Survey Data: A Comparison of Indicator Scales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

H. F. van Dobben  and
C. J. F. ter Braak
H. F. van Dobben*
Affiliation:
IBN-DLO, POB 23, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
C. J. F. ter Braak
Affiliation:
CPRO-DLO (CBW), POB 16, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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E-mail [email protected]
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Abstract

Epiphytic lichens were recorded on wayside trees in the Netherlands. Four statistical methods were used to detect the relationship between presence and abundance of lichen species and measured atmospheric concentrations of SO2, NO2 and NH3. The observed relationships were compared to published indicator scales of lichen sensitivity to atmospheric pollution. For SO2, a good agreement was found between all scales and calculated sensitivities based on presence or absence of species. For NO2 and NH3 the correspondence was less obvious. The sensitivity to NH3 was inversely related to Wirth's;s acidity indicator positively to NH3 tend to be sensitive to SO2 and NO2.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 31 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 27 - 39
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 1999

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