TY - JOUR N2 - The aim of this study was to identify a suitable lichen species for the long−term monitoring of heavy−metal atmospheric pollution in Svalbard. Cladonia and Cetraria s.l. species that have been widely used until now for assessing heavy−metal deposition in the Arctic are in decline over extensive areas of Svalbard, mainly due to climate change and over−grazing by reindeer. Cetrariella delisei , rarely used for biomonitoring, is still common and widespread in this area. Levels of Cr, Ni, Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd and Mn were measured in three lichen species: Cetrariella delisei , Cladonia uncialis , Flavocetraria nivalis and in a moss Racomitrium lanuginosum from Sørkapp Land, South Spitsbergen. The results imply that Cetrariella delisei can be safely compared to Cladonia uncialis for identifying the levels of heavy metals, but direct comparison between Cetrariella delisei and other species studied is more difficult owing to differences in levels of heavy metals even in samples from the same site. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/99559/PDF/10183_Volume34_Issue4_03_paper.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/99559 PY - 2013 IS - No 4 EP - 382 DO - 10.2478/popore−2013−0022 KW - Arctic KW - Spitsbergen KW - lichenized fungi KW - heavy metals KW - air pollution monitoring A1 - Węgrzyn, Michał A1 - Lisowska, Maja A1 - Nicia, Paweł PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research DA - 2013 T1 - The value of the terricolous lichen Cetrariella delisei in the biomonitoring of heavy−metal levels in Svalbard SP - 375 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/99559 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -