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 NEW! A
report on lichens as bioindicators of biodiversity, air quality, and
climate by Sarah Jovan. This report summarizes baseline
results from the USDA Forest service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA)
Lichen Community Indicator covering the first full cycle of data collection
(1998-2001, 2003) for Washington, Oregon, and California. During this
period, FIA conducted 972 surveys for epiphytic macrolichen communities
for monitoring both spatial and long-term temporal trends in forest health.
Major research findings are presented with emphasis on lichen biodiversity
as well as bioindication of air quality and climate. Considerable effort
is devoted to mapping geographic patterns and defining lichen indicator
species suitable for estimating air quality and climate. [Jovan, S. 2008.
Lichen bioindication
of biodiversity, air quality, and climate: baseline results from monitoring
in Washington, Oregon, and California. Gen. Tech.
Rep PNW-GTR-737. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 115 p.] |
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