Can saxicolous lichens be used to monitor atmospheric deposition? Disentangling the influence of bedrock and canopy cover on biodiversity and elemental content of lichens

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-025-36737-1" target="_blank" >10.1007/s11356-025-36737-1</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Can saxicolous lichens be used to monitor atmospheric deposition? Disentangling the influence of bedrock and canopy cover on biodiversity and elemental content of lichens

Original language description

Saxicolous lichens are known to be affected by air pollutants, but are often overlooked as potential biomonitors, even though they may be the only viable option for data collection in certain environments. In this study, we investigated the influence of bedrock and forest canopy on the biodiversity and the elemental content of native epiphytic and saxicolous lichens in metal-rich environments (serpentinite and granite outcrops in the Slavkov Forest, Czechia). We compared the accumulation of potentially toxic elements in the saxicolous lichen Parmelia saxatilis (L.) Ach. with that in the epiphytic species Hypogymnia physodes (L.) Nyl. and H. tubulosa (Schaer.) Hav. Generalized linear models (GLMs) revealed similar accumulation patterns for Fe, As, Cr, and Ni, for which both substrate type (tree vs. rock) and bedrock composition (granite vs. serpentinite) were significant factors. Thalli collected from serpentinite rocks exhibited significantly higher concentrations of Fe, Cr, Ni, and As, regardless of canopy cover, while Al was more abundant in saxicolous lichens on granite. Zn and Cd accumulated more in epiphytic lichens, whereas Pb was higher in saxicolous ones. Secondary metabolites as well as anatomical and morphological differences, rather than substrate, may possibly explain such divergences in Pb, Zn, and Cd contents. Nevertheless, the concentrations of Cu, along with those of Zn, Cd, and Pb, were of the same order of magnitude across both lichen types and not affected by bedrock. These findings suggest that saxicolous lichens can serve as effective biomonitors in environments where epiphytic lichens are not available.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10611 - Plant sciences, botany

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

ISSN

0944-1344

e-ISSN

1614-7499

Volume of the periodical

32

Issue of the periodical within the volume

7

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

18525-18537

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105011638141