# Lichens as Biomonitors of Air Quality and Climate

**Authors:** Claudia Colesie, Kevin K. Newsham

PMC · DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70768 · Global Change Biology · 2026-02-23

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- **Diseases:** lichen (MESH:D018459)
- **Chemicals:** oil (MESH:D009821), ozone (MESH:D010126), sulphur (MESH:D013455), SO2 (MESH:D013458), NOx (MESH:D009589), NO2 (MESH:D009585), nitrogen (MESH:D009584), NH3 (MESH:D000641), NO (MESH:D009569)
- **Species:** Parmotrema perlatum (black stone flower lichen, species) [taxon 172635], Oxneria fallax (hooded sunburst lichen, species) [taxon 153705], Xanthoria parietina (common sunburst lichen, species) [taxon 107463], Candelaria concolor (species) [taxon 104250], Psalidodon gr. (species) [taxon 2957706], Physcia tenella (species) [taxon 116822], Parmelina tiliacea (species) [taxon 172629], Amandinea punctata (species) [taxon 1518507], Ramalina farinacea (species) [taxon 258253], Polycauliona candelaria (species) [taxon 1301491], Physconia grisea (species) [taxon 114791], Arthonia radiata (asterisk lichen, species) [taxon 39680], Hyperphyscia adglutinata (species) [taxon 116796], Platax orbicularis (orbicular batfish, species) [taxon 75032], Lecanora allophana (species) [taxon 108934], Normandina pulchella (species) [taxon 869219], Buellia frigida (species) [taxon 138010], Evernia prunastri (species) [taxon 87257], Phaeophyscia orbicularis (species) [taxon 116805], Hypogymnia tubulosa (species) [taxon 346643], Lepraria sp. (species) [taxon 2040845], Straminella conizaeoides (species) [taxon 128387]

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