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      Ecology of Industrial Pollution 

      Lichens and industrial pollution

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      Cambridge University Press

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          The fungal dimension of biodiversity: magnitude, significance, and conservation

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            The significance of lichens and their metabolites.

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            Lichens, symbiontic organisms of fungi and algae, synthesize numerous metabolites, the "lichen substances," which comprise aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, and terpenic compounds. Lichens and their metabolites have a manifold biological activity: antiviral, antibiotic, antitumor, allergenic, plant growth inhibitory, antiherbivore, and enzyme inhibitory. Usnic acid, a very active lichen substance is used in pharmaceutical preparations. Large amounts of Pseudevernia furfuracea and Evernia prunastri are processed in the perfume industry, and some lichens are sensitive reagents for the evaluation of air pollution.
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              Research Priorities for Conservation of Metallophyte Biodiversity and their Potential for Restoration and Site Remediation

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                February 18 2010
                : 41-69
                10.1017/CBO9780511805561.004
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