Abstract
Biological indicators are used in environmental monitoring programs. Beside chemical and physical measurements, biomonitoring methods are part of ecologicial monitoring programs. According to the ranges of application, a minimum program for terrestrial ecosystems is presented. Based on proved and standardized methods it involves for: - long-term monitoring of natural ecosystems: control of changes in vegetation and chemical analysis, - wide-spread monitoring networks: lichen-vegetation, indicators of photochemical oxidants, moss and spruce, - local and regional monitoring: lichen-exposure, indicators of photochemical oxidants, standardized grass-culture, borecole.
Translated title of the contribution | Environmental monitoring with biological indicators. A program for recording the impact of pollutants on terrestrial ecosystems |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 295-299 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Staub, Reinhaltung der Luft |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 9 |
State | Published - Sep 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |