Use of a Geographic Information System and lichens to map air pollution in a tropical city: San José, Costa Rica Uso del Sistema de Información Geográfica y líquenes para mapear la contaminación del aire en una ciudad tropical: San José, Costa Rica

There are no studies of air pollution bio-indicators based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Costa Rica. In this study we present the results of a project that analyzed tree trunk lichens as bioindicators of air pollution in 40 urban parks located along the passage of wind through the city...

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Main Authors: Erich Neurohr Bustamante, Julián Monge-Nájera, Víctor Hugo Méndez-Estrada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2013-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442013000300007