Air pollution in a tropical city: the relationship between wind direction and lichen bio-indicators in San José, Costa Rica
Abstract: Lichens are good bio-indicators of air pollution, but in most tropical countries there are few studies on the subject; however, in the city of San José, Costa Rica, the relationship between air pollution and lichens has been studied for decades. In this article we evaluate the hypothesis t...
Main Authors: | Neurohr Bustamante, Erich, Monge-Nájera, Julián, Isabel González Lutz, María |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | eng spa |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2011
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Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/3148 |
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