Short-term monitoring of Arctic trace metal contamination based on Cetrariella delisei bioindicator in Svalbard

• Published in: Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
• Main Authors: Wegrzyn, Michal Hubert, Wietrzyk-Pełka, Paulina, Nicia, Paweł, Lehmann-Konera, Sara, Olech, Maria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Botanical Society 2018
• Subjects: lichens; heavy metals; potential toxic metals; spatial and temporal trends; Spitsbergen; Arctic; Calypsostranda; Hornsundneset; Marine Plain; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago
• Online Access: https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/asbp.3600; https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.3600

This study focuses on short-term monitoring of trace metals in the Svalbard archipelago. Short-term studies using lichen bioindicators are important because temporary changes in lichen trace metal levels are mainly dependent on air pollutants. Here, we investigated temporal and spatial differences i...