Efficacy of lichens as bioindicators of atmospheric quality: A systematic review of the literature between the years 2011 and 2021

Abstract

This research work aims to determine the effectiveness of lichens as bioindicators of atmospheric quality, according to research journals published in scientific databases between 2011 a nd 2021. For which a systematic review of 64 academic and scientific research of which we selected 43, counting on 22 theses and 21 scientific articles, and discarding 21 publications that did not fit the determined selection criteria. The main databases used were: Scielo,