Often as part of environmental impact studies and, above all, to obtain authorisations in
accordance with prescriptions from the Ministry for the Environment (Italy), surveys and …

Recent records of environmental contamination noted a moderate decrease of SO2
pollution, whereas the burden of atmospheric heavy metals is still considerable. The present …

Lichens are prominent examples of symbiotic organisms, combining fungi and algae and/or
cyanobacteria in an intimate biological union. This volume provides an up-to-date account of …

The effects of root exudates and aqueous root extracts of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) and
allelochemicals on root antioxidant enzymes and leaf photosynthesis, transpiration and …

Changing air quality has been one of the most important drivers of change for bryophytes
and lichens in Britain and Ireland over the 20th Century, with acidic pollutants such as …

Ozone is a widely distributed phytotoxic air pollutant and is known to reduce the yield of
several important agricultural crops in Spain. However, benomyl has been found to lessen …

The purpose of this research is to present toxic effects of some heavy metals (cadmium, lead
and zinc) on lichen physiology. In the North of France, those metals are concentrated for …

The effects of ozone exposure on lettuce leaves were investigated by means of gas
exchange, modulated chlorophyll a fluorescence and antioxidants systems. High ozone …

To determine the environmental impact of industrial activity, we examined and compared the
following parameters of physiological integrity in the epiphytic fruticose lichen Ramalina …

Lichens are slow-growing associations of fungi and green algae or cyanobacteria. This
symbiotic association forms a common thallus that does not possess roots or a waxy cuticle …