Lichen Biomonitoring Protocol
The method is adapted from Insarov (2002) to meet the additional requirements of an inter-city comparative study to record and
monitor lichen diversity and distribution in Moscow and London over a twenty-five year period.
Changes in air pollution and climate over the period will also be documented to identify spatial and temporal trends.
A method for detecting long-term environmental change with lichens
- 1. Aim
To detect and measure the response of local lichen communities to long-term environmental changes using epiphytic lichens (Davies et al, 2006A, Davies et al 2006 b, Insarov & Schroeter, 2002, Houghton et al, 2001). - 2. Method
- 2.2. Site and plot selection
- 2.3. Tree selection and lichen sampling protocol
- 2.4. Data collection and handling
- 3. References
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