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Persistent pollutants and the patchiness of urban green areas as drivers of genetic richness in the epiphytic moss Leptodon smithii.
Journal of environmental sciences (China) - 1 Dec 2014
Spagnuolo Valeria, De Nicola Flavia, Terracciano Stefano, Bargagli Roberto, Baldantoni Daniela, Monaci Fabrizio, Alfani Anna, Giordano Simonetta
Abstract excerpt
We determined genetic variation and metal and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in Leptodon smithii moss collected in holm oak stands at cities, outskirts and remote areas of Campania and Tuscany (Italy) to investigate if anthropogenic pressure (pollutant emissions and land use change) affects moss genetic richness. In both regions, metal and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations reflected...
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