Biomonitoring with lichens on twigs

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Biomonitoring with lichens on twigs. / Vilsholm, René Larsen; Wolseley, Pat; Søchting, Ulrik; Chimonides, Jim.

In: Lichenologist, Vol. 41, No. 2, 2009, p. 189-202.

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Vilsholm, RL, Wolseley, P, Søchting, U & Chimonides, J 2009, 'Biomonitoring with lichens on twigs', Lichenologist, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. 189-202. https://doi.org/doi:10.1017/S0024282909007208

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Vilsholm, R. L., Wolseley, P., Søchting, U., & Chimonides, J. (2009). Biomonitoring with lichens on twigs. Lichenologist, 41(2), 189-202. https://doi.org/doi:10.1017/S0024282909007208

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Vilsholm RL, Wolseley P, Søchting U, Chimonides J. Biomonitoring with lichens on twigs. Lichenologist. 2009;41(2):189-202. https://doi.org/doi:10.1017/S0024282909007208

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Vilsholm, René Larsen ; Wolseley, Pat ; Søchting, Ulrik ; Chimonides, Jim. / Biomonitoring with lichens on twigs. In: Lichenologist. 2009 ; Vol. 41, No. 2. pp. 189-202.

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