Biodiversity indicators: quality of the air via the application of Lycian Biodiversity Index Lichens are organisms formed by the symbiosis between a fungus and an algae whose metabolism is strictly dependent on the air. Lichens can give excellent indications on the level of alteration of the atmosphere as they have a high absorption capacity and accumulation of substances present in it, they are very resistant to environmental stress, they cannot free polluted parts, they are very long-lived, slow to develop and have a high sensitivity to pollutants. Lycian biodiversity index In the assessment of air quality, lichens can be used both as gas bio-indicators of phytotoxic and as bio-accumulators of trace metals.
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