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18 August 2021 The Abbott Marshlands of New Jersey: A natural experiment in lichen community response to changes in air quality
Dennis P. Waters
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Abstract

Lichens are known to be sensitive to changes in air quality. The recent closure of a coal-fired electric generating plant in New Jersey has set up a natural experiment to study the potential rebound of nearby lichen communities. The study area is the Abbott Marshlands, an ecologically important freshwater tidal wetland along the Delaware River, much of which is protected open space. To establish a baseline for future study, a biodiversity inventory of lichens and allied fungi was undertaken in the Abbott Marshlands, yielding 57 species.

©Copyright 2021 by The Torrey Botanical Society
Dennis P. Waters "The Abbott Marshlands of New Jersey: A natural experiment in lichen community response to changes in air quality," The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 148(3), 214-222, (18 August 2021). https://doi.org/10.3159/TORREY-D-21-00006.1
Received: 23 February 2021; Published: 18 August 2021
KEYWORDS
Charles Conrad Abbott
coastal plain
floristics
sulfur dioxide
symbiosis
Tidal wetlands
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