GIS-based analysis of lichen mappings and air pollution in the area of Reutlingen (Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)

Lichens on apple trees were used as bioindicators of air pollution in the region of Reutlingen (SW Germany). A lichen derived Index of Air Purity (IAP) according to LE BLANC and DE SLOOVER (1970) is compared with other data concerning air pollution and regional climate by using a Geographical Inform...

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Main Authors: Jürgen Ulshöfer, Hans-Joachim Rosner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2001-10-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2001/0010-0261