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4.5.2 Results from Prolom Spа Cаse Study
In the area of Prolom Spa, the presence of 72 species of lichens from 33 genera
(Tаble 4.3) was recorded at 15 investigated points, of which 57 were species of
epiphytic lichens, 20 species with a corticolous type thallus, 31 species with a foliose type thallus, and 6 species with a fruticose type thallus. The presence of ten
species of terricolous and five species of saxicolous lichens was also noted. The
most frequent species (100%) were Hypogymnia physodes, Lecidella elaeochroma,
Parmelia sulcata, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Physcia adscendens, and P. stellaris,
whose presence was noted on all investigated points. The following species also had
an extremely high frequency (93.33%): Flavoparmelia caperata, Hypogymnia
tubulosa, Melanelixia subaurifera, and Xanthoria parietina. The presence of certain
Table 4.3 Values of IAP and IHI for each point of research in Prolom Spa
Number of investigated points
Coordinates
IAP values
IHI values
1
43° 2′53.61″N
21°24′6.51″E
50
14
2
43° 2′49.75″N
21°23′52.31″E
48
10
3
43° 2′46.31″N
21°23′58.76″E
43
24
4
43° 2′47.93″N
21°23′50.46″E
52
14
5
43° 2′46.56″N
21°24′14.52″E
53
12
6
43° 2′45.71″N
21°24′10.92″E
55
12
7
43° 2′52.18″N
21°23′59.22″E
45
12
8
43° 2′42.35″N
21°24′0.71″E
56
14
9
43° 2′43.36″N
21°23′58.37″E
43
8
10
43° 2′43.57″N
21°24′5.80″E
45
16
11
43° 2′51.40″N
21°23′54.87″E
45
16
12
43° 2′39.82″N
21°23′57.24″E
49
18
13
43° 2′43.54″N
21°23′52.64″E
45
14
14
43° 2′46.77″N
21°24′2.45″E
40
14
15
43° 2′50.16″N
21°24′1.88″E
43
18
4 Lichens as the Main Indicator in Biological Monitoring of Air Quality