Lichens as bioindicators of temporal variations in air quality around Thessaloniki, northern Greece

Authors
Vokou, D Pirintsos, SA Loppi, S
Citation
D. Vokou et al., Lichens as bioindicators of temporal variations in air quality around Thessaloniki, northern Greece, ECOL RES, 14(2), 1999, pp. 89-96
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
09123814 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
89 - 96
Database
ISI
SICI code
0912-3814(199906)14:2<89:LABOTV>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The epiphytic lichen vegetation of 20 sites around Thessaloniki (Macedonia, northern Greece) surveyed in 1987 was sampled again in 1997 to monitor any changes in lichen communities and consequently in air duality. A general i mpoverishment in lichen communities was recorded in the 10-year period, pre sumably chiefly due to changes in the air pollution status. A small increas e in lichen species diversity was recorded in some stations, probably as a result of the buffering capacity of airborne dust.