Monitoring with Lichens: Monitoring Lichens

Organisms are increasingly being used to assess environmental impacts on ecosystems. Lichens are among the best known, most widely used biomonitors of environmental change. This book provides an examination of this subject and is divided into three sections: (1) Monitoring lichens as indicators of pollution; (2) monitoring lichen diversity and ecosystem function; and (3) methods for monitoring lichens. Sampling design, sampling strategy, and data quality evaluation are dealt with in two chapters. The first section reviews the body of knowledge of lichens as indicators of air pollution, including bioindication, accumulation of metals and radioelements, and the use of lichens as biomarkers. The second section covers an array of approaches to monitoring lichen biodiversity and ecosystem function, from focusing on one or a few species to monitoring the biodiversity of lichens across whole regions in terms of lichen abundance, diversity, and/or community composition. The third section presents methods for monitoring lichens, written as experimental protocols for use in other situations where monitoring is required.

Author: Pier Luigi Nimis
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Extra Details: Pictorial Card Covers 6 x 9 inches tall.424 Pages.Illustrated.NEW.