The value of the terricolous lichen Cetrariella delisei in the biomonitoring of heavy−metal levels in Svalbard

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Węgrzyn, Michał, Lisowska, Maja, Nicia, Paweł
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2013
• Subjects: Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Svalbard; Sørkapp Land; Climate change; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/popore-2013-0022; http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/popore/34/4/article-p375.xml; https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/popore.2013.34.issue-4/popore-2013-0022/popore-2013-0022.pdf

Abstract The aim of this study was to identify a suitable lichen species for the long−term monitoring of heavy−metal atmospheric pollution in Svalbard. Cladonia and Cetraria s.l. species that have been widely used until now for assessing heavy−metal deposition in the Arctic are in decline over exten...