Bryophytes in Protected Territories of Plovdiv City (Bulgaria): Preliminary Species List and First Data of Air Pollution Monitoring
Journal Title: Ecologia Balkanica - Year 2011, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
The study comprises preliminary results of survey on bryophyte diversity in protected areas in the city of Plovdiv and biomonitoring urban air pollution with moss [i]Hypnum cupressiforme[/i]. The finding of 2 species with conservational value ([i]Isothecium myosuroides[/i] Brid., [i]Grimmia crinita[/i] Brid.) suggests that surveys of bryophyte biodiversity across protected landscapes should be continued. The determined concentrations of 15 elements in Hypnum cupressiforme revealed no serious pollution by airborne heavy metals and toxic elements contaminants. The applied biomonitor and PCA distinctly separated anthropogenic influenced city sites and reference one.
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Yordanka Hristeva, Gana Gecheva, Lilyana Yurukova
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