Abstract
The use of bryophytes as bioindicators and biomonitors in terrestrial and aquatic habitats is reviewed in this article. Bryophytes are excellent indicators for a wide range of contaminants. This is in consequence of a series of morphological and physiological properties like the lack of a cuticle or the existence of large cationic exchange properties within the cell wall. Mosses have mainly been used as accumulation indicators especially for heavy metals, radionucleides and for toxic organic compounds. Reviewing a wide range of investigations on this topic, advantages and further needs for research are discussed. Sulphurous and nitrogen depositions can hardly be analysed by methods in the field of accumulation monitoring but by investigating the frequency, distribution, fertility and vitality of bryophyte species and populations. Similar methods are targeted by global change research, especially for the analysis of climate warming and the influence of land-use intensity on biodiversity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 329-375 |
| Number of pages | 47 |
| Journal | Trace Metals and other Contaminants in the Environment |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | C |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2003 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Keywords
- bioindicators
- biomonitors
- Bryophytes
- global change
- heavy metals
- nitrogen
- radionuclides
- sulphur
- terrestrial and aquatic habitats
- toxic organic compounds
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