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Impact of alkaline dust pollution on genetic variation of Usnea subfloridana populations.
Fungal biology - 1 Oct 2016
Degtjarenko Polina, Marmor Liis, Tõrra Tiiu, Lerch Michèle, Saag Andres, Randlane Tiina, Scheidegger Christoph
Abstract excerpt
Very little is known whether and how air pollution impacts genetic diversity of lichenized fungi that are well-known indicators of environmental quality. We studied the genetic variation of eight Usnea subfloridana populations in Pinus sylvestris-dominated boreal forest stands in southern Estonia, Northern Europe; four of these populations were exposed to long-term dust pollution released from unpaved road. The...
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