Lindsay, DC 1981: The lichens of the Birmingham region. - Proceedings of the Birmingham Natural History Society24: 125-152. [RLL List # 116-59 / Rec.# 11530] Keywords: BRITISH ISLES/ BIRMINGHAM/ AIR POLLUTION
Abstract: 4 figures. [Includes an annotated list of 107 taxa as well as an analysis of the changes in the lichen flora during the past 200 years, especially the effects of air pollution and human intervention in the area. The author concludes that the area is "...not a lichen desert, but one in which lichens are increasing in abundance and diversity."]