Open AccessA correlation between the occurrence of the Usnea lichens in the neighbourhood of Kraków and sulphur dioxide pollution
Author(s) -
J. Kiszka
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta mycologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2353-074X
pISSN - 0001-625X
DOI - 10.5586/am.1976.017
Subject(s) - lichen , pollution , geography , neighbourhood (mathematics) , environmental science , forestry , environmental protection , ecology , biology , mathematics , mathematical analysis
In the neighbourhood of Kraków Usnea comosa, U. dasypoga, U. hirta occur. These species presently grow in the south-east part of the Niepołomice Forest only, which is situnled east of Kraków. In the years 1959-1960 the lichens appeared in the whole of the Forest. The author has confirmed that the Usnea species have died out in the western and northern parts of the Niepołomice Forest. The main reason for this is the increasing air pollution in Kraków - caused by the Lenin Metallurgical Works